Telesis Research LLC Senior Performance Analysis Engineer — Ground-based Missile Defense Huntsville, AL · Full time Company website

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Telesis is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) advancing missile defense, systems engineering, AI, and aerospace design - on our own programs and in support of our partners. Headquartered in Northern Virginia with operations in Huntsville, Alabama, our people work directly with customers who know their names, on problems that matter, with leadership still in the technical fight. Small team, high trust, no bureaucracy - real responsibility, cleared work that challenges you, and a stake in what you help create.

Requisition #: TLS-26-040 | Clearance: Active DoD Secret (US citizenship required) | Level: Sr. | Experience: 7+ years | Education: Bachelor's (4-yr) | Work site: Redstone Arsenal – Huntsville, AL (on-site)

What you'll do:

• Develop and maintain MATLAB, Python, and C++ analysis tools to support medium-fidelity modeling, simulation, and performance assessments of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) and Next Generation Interceptor (NGI)

• Develop, execute, and analyze modeling and simulation (M&S) environments to evaluate interceptor performance across a variety of engagement scenarios and mission conditions

• Perform quick-response analysis in support of the In-Flight Interceptor Communication System Data Terminal (IDT), including kinematic battlespace assessments and other time-sensitive analyses

• Conduct interceptor performance analysis to evaluate system capabilities, identify performance trends and limitations, and support technical assessments and decision-making

• Support the development and enhancement of future interceptor analysis capabilities, methodologies, models, simulations, and analytical tools

• Analyze and interpret simulation results to assess system performance and provide technically sound conclusions and recommendations

• Develop and deliver technical briefings to communicate analysis methodologies, assumptions, results, and conclusions to engineering teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to address emerging analysis needs and support current and future missile-defense capabilities

Required qualifications:

• Active security clearance (Secret or above)

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 7+ years of relevant experience

• Demonstrated experience supporting MDA GMD programs

• Proficiency in MATLAB, including model development, data analysis, and visualization

• Advanced proficiency with Python, including scientific computing libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib)

• Experience evaluating missile-defense engagement performance, interceptor effectiveness, mission performance, or system operational capability

• Strong understanding of statistical analysis, numerical methods, optimization techniques, and simulation-based performance assessment

• Experience interpreting simulation outputs and translating analytical findings into actionable engineering recommendations

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting technical analyses to government customers and senior leadership

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience supporting MDA element- or system-level performance assessments

• Radar analysis experience

• Strong analytical background and self-starting technical problem solver

• Experience integrating AI/ML into analytical processes