Electronic Warfare Training Systems Analyst (Engineer Systems Test 3) - 28631

Job Description

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking an Electronic Warfare Training Systems Analyst to work on a team executing integration efforts on the Modeling, Simulation, and Training environment at the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center – Nellis (JITTC-N), Nellis AFB, NV to support the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) team. This position is part of a team that provides on-site Modeling and Simulation (M&S) support to establish and deliver high-end Advanced Tactics, Training, and Test (HEAT3) capability for Government personnel operating under USAFWC/ACC. 

Essential Job Responsibilities

Provide on-site support of 31st Combat Training Squadron’s Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) training systems located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This role will support the JSE engineering team in assessing and optimizing performance and reliability of hardware and software components for advanced synthetic test and training environments within JSE at the JITTC-N. This will include, but are not limited to: 
• Plan, execute, analyze, and report component and system-level performance and stability on JSE software training systems, e.g. Next Generation Threat Systems (NGTS) and Digital Integrated Air Defense System (DIADS), needed to sustain JSE training missions requirements.
• Support the JSE engineering team to prioritize and execute validation and verification (V&V) objectives required for operational readiness of various threat training simulators and associated mission debrief systems and support equipment.
• Monitor and analyze simulator system performance and reliability data daily for reports and documentation.
• Recommend changes and updates on simulators and support equipment as required.
• Support verification and validation (V&V) efforts by developing test plans, executing simulations, and documenting test methodology, procedures, and results.
• Apply comprehensive knowledge to help solve complex problems by interpreting technical manuals or similar documents.
• Support JSE Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop threat training systems integration, maintenance, and tests to optimize overall system performance, stability, and reliability.
• Support peer reviews of modeling and simulation models, analysis tools, and other software modules as required.
• Develop test methods and implement simulation software test tools, and other automated test scripts to optimize system.
• Facilitate rapid resolution of identified issues that impact operations thorough communication with task leads, program management, and other leadership as required.
• Collaborate daily with Schedulers, Logisticians, System Administrators, Field Technicians/Engineers, and customer engineering and/or program management teams.
• Generate technical briefings and deliverables to engineering teams, program manager, and government customers as required.
• Collect, analyze, and report validation and verification data on identified issues to support submission of deficiency reports (DRs) to relevant SMEs to find solutions and future improvements.
• Translate complex intelligence data into realistic, behavior-driven models within NGTS to reflect real-world system performance and threat behavior.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Strong communication, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills working independently and as part of a technical team. 
• Demonstrated strong work ethic and initiative to troubleshoot, address, and prevent problems on complex tasks and systems.
• Must have had an Active DOD Top Secret clearance within the last 24 months.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD TS/SCI and relevant SAP/SAR Clearance.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with NGTS operations, integration, testing, and/or sustainment is highly desired.
• Experience with collecting, analyzing, and reporting DoD weapon systems operational effectiveness and suitability data is highly desired.
• Experience as electronic warfare (EW) aircrew, EW Intel analyst, or Weapons School SME is highly desired.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other productivity products is highly desired.
• Experience with Air Force’s 5th Generation mission systems and/or Electronic Order of Battle (EOB) is desired.
• Knowledge and/or experience with components of JSE or DoD training simulators is desired. 
• Candidates with math, computer science, engineering, operational research, or equivalent technical degree is desired.