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Are you searching for an impactful career to apply your technical and leadership skills toward solving some of the most challenging problems facing our country?

Are you interested in a unique opportunity to collaborate with world-class missile engineers, the US intelligence community, and the US Navy's acquisition community?

Are you as passionate as we are about ensuring the US military's success against potential future adversaries?

If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL!

We are seeking a Threat Missile Analyst to work closely with the intelligence community (IC), US Navy acquisition community and the APL missile engineers to develop tools and capabilities to assess Navy systems against adversary technologies. This role will help advance the US military's understanding of threat missile capabilities and limitations, which ultimately drive the development of US military tactics and the requirements for new US systems. You'll be joining a group missile guidance, navigation, control, and seeker engineers and technologists who are enthusiastic about contributing to our national defense. Our group values diversity of thought, collaboration and innovation as key components of achieving critical contributions within the threat engineering community.

As aThreat Missile Analyst, you will...

• Provide key threat expertise and intelligence insight to the development of threat missile simulations based on available intelligence data in a time-relevant manner.
• Partner with IC organizations including the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the National Air and Space Intelligence center (NASIC) to obtain data on threat systems of interest that can be used to benchmark the threat models and simulations in order to analyze system performance bounds.
• Collaborate with the IC to streamline and conduct the validation process for threat models and simulations to support developmental and operational testing of US Navy programs.
• Partner with IC organizations to develop validation strategies for threat models and simulations to advise requirements and design activities for US Navy programs.
• Partner with IC organizations to explore solutions for V&V of capability-based threat models.

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...

• Possess a BS degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or a related field.
• Have 10+ years of experience performing modeling, simulation and analysis of missile avionics systems including one or more of the following major missile subsystems: Guidance, Navigation, Control, Seekers, Target Trackers, and/or Weapon Data Links.
• Demonstrated experience working within or closely collaborating with the IC, including experience writing or using IC products such as: threat assessments, requests for information (RFIs), threat system models, and similar products.
• Are familiar with verification, validation and accreditation processes.
• Have proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages: C++, Java or Python.
• Possess strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Hold an active TS/SCI or TS with SCI eligibility security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...

• Possess a MS or PhD in a related technical field.
• Have a breadth of knowledge across multiple missile avionics technical domains.
• Have served as a technical lead on missile avionics MS&A projects.
• Have performed a significant technical role in the VV&A of one or more large software project.
• As part of a technically diverse team, have developed missile subsystem models and integrated them into a six degree of freedom (6dof) missile simulation.

Why work at APL?

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation's most critical defense, security, space and science challenges. While we are dedicated to solving complex challenges and pioneering new technologies, what makes us truly outstanding is our culture. We offer a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere where you can bring your authentic self to work, continue to grow, and build strong connections with inspiring teammates.

At APL, we celebrate our differences and encourage creativity and bold, new ideas. Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance. APL's campus is located in the Baltimore-Washington metro area. Learn more about our career opportunities at

APL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

APL is committed to promoting an innovative environment that embraces diversity, encourages creativity, and supports inclusion of new ideas. In doing so, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including those with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact . Only by ensuring that everyone's voice is heard are we empowered to be bold, do great things, and make the world a better place.