NAWC USN Air Combat Analyst (Civilian)

NAWC USN Air Combat Analyst (Civilian)

Position details:
 
Air Combat Analyst (Civilian) – Engineering and Scientist Development Program
Air Combat Effectiveness Branch (NAWCAD 1.1.2)
Naval Air Warfare Center – Aircraft Division
Target Audience: Individuals graduating in/before Spring ’24 (Full-time openings only at this time)
Location: Patuxent River, MD
 
The work we do:
  • Assess the performance of existing and conceptual missiles, aircraft, and sensor suites
  • Analyze via modeling and simulation the overall combat capabilities of sub-systems (e.g. radar, IRSTs) and systems-of-systems (e.g. many aircraft employing coordinated tactics) in achieving military objectives
  • Maintain air-to-air combat expertise via interaction with fleet and fleet exercises
  • Interact closely with fighter pilots (TOPGUN) to determine current and future needs
  • Analyze data, identify driving factors, and present findings to senior leadership
We are seeking U.S. citizens who:
  • Are security clearance eligible (required)
  • Work well in a lively and collaborative environment
  • Are interested in working with an evolving set of problems that are conducive to both broad scope analysis and deeper specialization as desired
  • Desire to build and modify the tools needed to solve new problems rather than repeatedly applying existing toolsets
  • Have a strong interest in tactics and/or fighter aircraft
Subject areas we are interested in:
  • RF Engineering
  • Sensor evaluation and implementation, signal processing, circuit design
  • Sensor fusion and track filtering
  • RF signature
  • IR Engineering
  • Mid-wave/long-wave signature and detection
  • Atmospheric modeling and analysis
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aircraft performance, dynamics
  • Guidance and control development and analysis
  • Software/Tool Development
  • Languages of Interest: Python, C++, FORTRAN, Matlab
  • Data visualization/plotting
  • Statistics and Design of Experiments
  • Analyzing simulation-generated data to determine trends
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