Junior Missile Defense System Architecture Analyst

Job overview

The Junior Missile Defense System Architecture Analyst role is onsite in Fort Belvoir, VA, with an annual salary of $75,000–$110,000. Mission Driven Research is seeking a systems engineer to support analysis of future Missile Defense System architectures and concepts, including modeling and simulation tool development. The role contributes to architecture assessment by helping identify capability gaps and potential solutions, executing simulation-based analysis, evaluating results, and preparing briefs and reports. The work supports informed assessment of current and future missile defense architectures and concepts.

What you'll do

• Assess missile defense capability gaps, challenges, needs, and opportunities against current and future threats
• assist with analysis plans
• execute simulation tools
• post-process and assess results
• prepare architecture analysis briefs and reports
• support modeling and simulation efforts to tailor tools to analysis plans.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

systems engineer

missile defense

system architecture

modeling and simulation

architecture assessment

secret clearance

ts/sci eligibility

fort belvoir va

mission driven research

$75k–$110k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires an active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance; bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience. AFSIM or similar tools and active TS/SCI are desired.

About the employer

Mission Driven Research is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.