Modeling & Simulation Analyst
KBR
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Executing software models to perform Monte Carlo simulations of various blue and red aircraft systems and related architectures to evaluate system performance and inform future system design
- Developing and maintaining custom built analysis software and scenarios, and integrate with commercial tools
- Teaming with customers to define analytical needs, develop study schedule, and present results to inform architecture and budget decisions
- Working with system subject matter experts to accurately model system and environment behaviors
- Helping implement Digital Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering practices
- Perform scientific and technical analysis of aircraft systems to produce engineering-level models of system performance.
- Integrate individual system models into larger scenarios within simulation frameworks including the Integrated Threat Analysis and Simulation Environment (ITASE), Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM), or Next-Generation Threat System (NGTS).
- Produce analysis and logical reasoning necessary to inform and underpin critical decisions
- Serve as subject matter expert in studies and assessments, modeling and simulations, optimization, forecasting, data science data analytics, data visualization, and other big data specialties
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience
- 2+ years of related work experience involving engineering, subsystem, system, campaign or theater level MS&A development, integration, test, and/or analysis
- Ability to obtain Secret level security clearance is required
- Experience with mature and comprehensive modeling and simulation environments (e.g. AFSIM)
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, or related STEM degree
- Secret and Top Secret security clearance
- Enterprise level or System of Systems mission performance modeling and simulation experience including data analysis
- Experience with Python PySim library, PowerBI and/or Tableau data visualization
- Experience using MATLAB/Simulink and/or C++
- Experience with aerospace systems, and subsystems, autonomous systems, mission engineering, and DoD aircraft simulation