Mission Driven Research

Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer (MDA)

Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer

Master's degree in STEM and 12+ years of experience; active Secret clearance; strong engineering design and system requirements experience.

Summer Office and Engineering Intern

Current enrollment in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Computer, Software, or Systems Engineering (or related STEM) program; excellent communication and teamwork; ability to maintain confidentiality; reliable transportation.

C2BMC Principal Acquisition Analyst (MDA)

C2BMC Principal Acquisition Analyst

Active Secret clearance; Bachelor's with 20+ years or Master’s with 12+ years; strong acquisition and DoD knowledge.

GMD Ground Systems Development Analyst (MDA)

Ground Systems Development Analyst

MS in STEM with 12+ years experience or BS in STEM with 20+ years; active SECRET clearance; experience in requirements verification; strong communication and organization skills.

Technical Integrator (MDA)

Technical Integrator

Bachelor's in STEM with 7+ years DoD program experience; US citizenship; SECRET clearance; strong communication and system engineering skills.

Jr. Systems/Software Safety Engineer (PAE FIRES IFMC Project Office)

Systems/Software Safety Engineer

US citizen; willing to relocate near Huntsville, AL; travel up to 25%; bachelor’s (or Master’s) in Engineering (systems or safety); 0-3 years; knowledge of safety principles, hazard analyses, and risk analysis.

THAAD Software Systems Engineer (PAE FIRES IFMC Project Office)

Software Systems Engineer

Active SECRET clearance; Bachelor's degree in a STEM field; 3-10 years systems engineering or related experience; MBSE experience; proficiency with MagicDraw, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Office; US citizenship; resident of Huntsville/Tennessee Valley; detail-oriented; ability to obtain/maintain SECRET clearance.

Senior Missile System Structural Engineer (MDA)

Senior Missile System Structural Engineer

Master's degree in STEM with 12+ years experience; active Secret clearance; strong engineering design and communication skills; experience with system-level requirements and failure reviews.

System Safety Engineer (STRIKE/Advanced Fires Project Office)

System Safety Engineer

Senior-level system safety engineer with master’s in STEM, 15+ years DoD experience, secret clearance, travel 15%, onsite in Huntsville.

Range Safety Flight &amp; Termination Engineer (MDA - Analyst)

Range Safety Flight & Termination Engineer

Master's degree + 12+ years or Bachelor's + 20+ years in missile defense/DoD programs; active Secret clearance; strong independent work and leadership ability; range safety knowledge; flight safety analysis experience; RCC-319 and RCC-324 familiarity; strong communication.

Senior Production Engineer (IFMC)

Senior Production Engineer

10+ years in production engineering for defense systems; DoD 5000 knowledge; US citizen; eligible for Secret clearance; relocation to Redstone Arsenal, AL may be required.

Principal GNC &amp; Trajectory Engineer (MDA)

GNC and Trajectory Engineer

Master's in STEM; 12+ years missile defense/DoD experience; DoD Secret clearance; strong GNC, trajectory analysis, modeling; MATLAB/Python/C/C++, TAOS/STK expertise.

Senior Telemetry &amp; Trajectory Engineer (MDA)

Telemetry & Trajectory Engineer

Senior Telemetry and Trajectory Engineer with DoD clearance, 7+ years, MATLAB/Python/Java/C#, telemetry experience

Senior MBSE Systems Engineer (MDA)

Senior MBSE Systems Engineer

Bachelor's with 20+ years or Master’s with 12+ years in missile defense/DoD programs; MBSE experience; active Secret Clearance; Cameo SysML; ability to train MBSE concepts.

Digital AI Development Engineer (MDA)

Digital AI Development Engineer

Bachelor's in CS/engineering; 3+ years AI pipelines; active Secret clearance; Python; LangChain/Open WebUI; embeddings databases.

Modeling and Simulation Engineer (MSIC supporting JSE)

Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Proficient in C++, MATLAB/SIMULINK; MS Office; US citizen; Bachelor's or higher in engineering/sciences/math (ABET preferred); 10+ years M&S experience; strong collaboration.

Engineer/Analyst (General Interest supporting MDA)

Engineer

Master's in STEM with 12+ years, active secret clearance, US citizen, strong engineering design, MAP RAMs and technical reviews experience.

MSIC STEM Analyst

STEM Analyst

Secret clearance; ability to work semi-independently with oversight.

Title	Location	Date
Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer (MDA) Full Time · 12+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	May 1, 2026
Summer Office and Engineering Intern Internship Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Apr 28, 2026
C2BMC Principal Acquisition Analyst (MDA) Full Time · 20+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Apr 27, 2026
GMD Ground Systems Development Analyst (MDA) Full Time · 12+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Apr 23, 2026
Technical Integrator (MDA) Full Time · 7+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Apr 23, 2026
Jr. Systems/Software Safety Engineer (PAE FIRES IFMC Project Office) Full Time · 0+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Apr 23, 2026
THAAD Software Systems Engineer (PAE FIRES IFMC Project Office) Full Time · 3+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Apr 23, 2026
Senior Missile System Structural Engineer (MDA) Full Time · 12+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Apr 7, 2026
System Safety Engineer (STRIKE/Advanced Fires Project Office) Full Time · 15+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Mar 26, 2026
Range Safety Flight & Termination Engineer (MDA - Analyst) Full Time · 20+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Mar 16, 2026
Senior Production Engineer (IFMC) Full Time · 10+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Mar 13, 2026
Principal GNC & Trajectory Engineer (MDA) Full Time · 12+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Mar 13, 2026
Senior Telemetry & Trajectory Engineer (MDA) Full Time · 7+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Mar 13, 2026
Senior MBSE Systems Engineer (MDA) Full Time · 20+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Feb 18, 2026
Digital AI Development Engineer (MDA) Full Time · 3+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Feb 9, 2026
Modeling and Simulation Engineer (MSIC supporting JSE) Full Time · 10+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Jan 21, 2026
Engineer/Analyst (General Interest supporting MDA) Full Time · 12+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Oct 21, 2025
MSIC STEM Analyst Full Time · 3+ YOE Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Onsite	Huntsville, Alabama, United States Onsite	Jan 24, 2025

Activities	Systems engineeringIntelligence analysisModeling and simulationProgram managementSoftware development
Headquarters	US
Industries	DefenseAerospace
Name	Mission Driven Research
Employees	50
Type	Private
Tagline	Technical services for government defense and space programs.
Founded	2,011
Website	missiondrivenresearch.com

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