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Banner Defense is looking for a Senior Payloads Analyst to join our team! In this role, you will support the Targets and Countermeasures program office by providing integrated technical and programmatic advice to Targets Program Manager(s) and Chief Engineer(s). Additionally, you will provide technical support in monitoring and assessing the performance of MDA prime contractors and target providers to ensure their activities and products meet program requirements and facilitate planning, organizing, coordinating, and executing the target technical program activities.
Job Responsibility:
Serve as expert on behalf of the MDA/DT Targets program office in support of the design and analysis of payloads and countermeasures
Provide oversight of payload and countermeasure requirements development
Provide independent assessment of prime contractor payload and countermeasure designs
Provide technical reviews and recommendations on all design and development plans to include prime contractor reports, analyses, procedures, etc
Provide technical evaluation of target instrumentation to include requirements, instrumentation layout, types of instrumentation, testing of instrumentation, etc
Provide technical evaluation to the Targets program office in support of all program reviews: System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Test Readiness Review, Failure Review Board, Manufacturing Review Board, Product Acceptance Review, System Pedigree Review, Total Program Review, Design/Requirements/Signatures/Test TIMs, etc
Support requests from MDA organizations outside of the Targets program office by providing technical responses to information requests and coordinating Technical Interchange Meetings
Support DTTE Technical Team requests for design information such as CAD drawings, materials, hardware for signature testing in support of characterization and optical/RF model development
Support the cost analysis team with technical evaluation for accurate costs estimate for PM
Support program scheduler to meet program delivery deadlines and keep PM advised
Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
US Citizenship
Active Secret Clearance
Master's degree and 12+ years working on payloads or countermeasures for DoD programs, or a Bachelor's degree and 20+ years working on payloads or countermeasures for DoD programs
Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
Experience across multiple engineering disciplines
Ability to communicate technical information to the non-technical members of the program office to support programmatic mission
Can work independently and/or lead teams to analyze and resolve problems
Must be able to work in a dynamic environment and have the individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time-sensitive issues
Strong communication skills to include oral, written, and briefing
Demonstrated capabilities and experience in missile systems, technical program planning, test and execution
Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time
Nice to have:
Understanding of IR/RCS signatures of payloads and countermeasures
Experience with material properties and material property measurements
Knowledge of ADP threat systems and how those impact target designs
Have an understanding of MDA MDS flight test requirements and apply that to the payload hardware development