Lead C-UAS Systems Integration & Operational Analysis Engineer

Worker Type Regular Job Description Lead C-UAS Systems Integration & Operational Analysis Engineer Next Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Missile Program Location: Huntsville, Alabama Work Arrangement: Primarily on-site, with travel to test ranges and operational locations Clearance: Active Secret security clearance preferred; ability to obtain and maintain a clearance required Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required Position Overview We are seeking an experienced C-UAS Systems Integration and Operational Analysis Engineer to support the development, integration, testing, and fielding of a next-generation C-UAS missile system. This position will lead integration of the missile into command-and-control systems and the broader C-UAS architecture. The engineer will support system testing, evaluate operational performance, and translate test and theater data into actionable recommendations for system improvement and warfighter employment. The successful candidate will work across interceptor, launcher, command-and-control, radar, sensor, and communications interfaces to ensure the weapon system performs effectively as part of an end-to-end kill chain. This role requires a combination of systems engineering, quantitative analysis, test support, operational analysis, and customer-facing technical communication. Key Responsibilities ·    Lead integration of the Next Generation C-UAS Missile into command-and-control and battle-management systems. ·    Support end-to-end integration across the interceptor, launcher, canister, command-and-control system, radar, sensor, communications network, and external system interfaces. ·    Develop and maintain system-integration plans, interface requirements, verification methods, and test objectives. ·    Coordinate integration activities among missile developers, launcher teams, command-and-control providers, sensor developers, government customers, test organizations, and operational users. ·    Support laboratory, ground, system-integration, flight, and live-fire testing at government and contractor facilities. ·    Provide on-site engineering and analytical support at test ranges such as Yuma Proving Ground, White Sands Missile Range, Eglin Air Force Base, and other locations. ·    Monitor test execution, evaluate system performance, identify anomalies, and provide timely recommendations during active test events. ·    Analyze system performance across the complete engagement sequence, from target detection and tracking through weapon assignment, launch, interceptor flyout, and target defeat. ·    Evaluate command-and-control behavior, engagement logic, system timing, sensor-to-shooter connectivity, and end-to-end kill-chain performance. ·    Support development of test plans, test cards, data-management plans, test-readiness reviews, technical reports, and final test findings. ·    Formulate recommendations for improvements to missile performance, system integration, operator interfaces, software behavior, and system employment. ·    Conduct quantitative analysis to assess system effectiveness against representative UAS threats and operational scenarios. ·    Analyze operational and theater data to validate system effectiveness in real-world environments. ·    Identify performance gaps, integration deficiencies, environmental limitations, and opportunities to improve the effectiveness of fielded C-UAS capabilities. ·    Develop forensic reports following operational events, reconstructing the engagement timeline and evaluating how the system and operators performed. ·    Provide clear narrative responses to operational units describing findings, recommended corrective actions, and potential improvements to tactics, techniques, and procedures. ·    Support site-survey and emplacement analysis for radars, launchers, sensors, and command-and-control systems. ·    Recommend system placement and employment concepts based on terrain, threat approaches, sensor coverage, interceptor performance, infrastructure, and operational constraints. ·    Develop analytical tools, models, visualizations, and decision-support products using Python, MATLAB, Excel, Minitab, or similar tools. ·    Apply optimization, operations-research, and process-improvement methods to system performance, test planning, production readiness, and fielding challenges. ·    Brief technical findings, program risks, and recommended actions to engineering teams, program leadership, government customers, and operational users. ·    Mentor junior engineers and help establish repeatable processes for integration, testing, operational analysis, and technical reporting. Required Qualifications ·    Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related technical field. ·    Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in C-UAS, missile defense, air defense, weapons integration, operational analysis, test and evaluation, or another complex defense-system environment. ·    Demonstrated experience integrating interceptors or other effectors into command-and-control systems. ·    Experience supporting engineering, integration, flight, or live-fire test events at Department of Defense test ranges. ·    Experience analyzing the performance of complex systems using test, operational, or simulation data. ·    Understanding of end-to-end C-UAS or air-defense engagement processes. ·    Experience developing technical reports and evidence-based recommendations for system-performance improvements. ·    Ability to evaluate complex technical and operational problems from a system-of-systems perspective. ·    Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills. ·    Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio. ·    Experience with Python, MATLAB, Minitab, or comparable analytical tools. ·    Strong written and verbal communi