Modeling & Simulation Product Team Lead

Minimum Clearance Required

Responsibilities

I2X Technologies is a reputable technology services company to the Federal Government.  Whether the focus is on space exploration, national security, cyber security, or cutting-edge engineering applications, I2X is ready to offer you the chance to make a real-world impact in your field and for your country.  We provide long-term growth and development. Headquartered in Colorado, I2X is engaged in programs across the country and in more than 20 states.  Our programs support multiple Federal agencies, the Department of Defense and often focused on the space initiatives of our government customers.

I2X Technologies is seeking a M&S Product Team Lead to support ongoing activities for a customer in Colorado Springs, CO. This position will be on-site and will require an active Secret clearance.

• The primary role of the Modeling and Simulation Product Team Lead will be developing emulators, integrating 3rd party simulators, developing scenarios, and anchoring models and system behaviors for the organization 
• As a secondary role, the Product Team Lead will also be expected to occasionally contribute technical expertise in support of the co-located Experimentation Lab (X-Lab) organization on the program.
• The Product Team Lead will support a broad range of topics, with increasing scope and complexity as assigned.
• Topics in the past have included development of sensor emulation, interface exchange behaviors, scenario development, coordinate transforms of state vectors and covariances between various coordinate systems transformations, implementation of Kalman filtering, radar signal processing, various metaheuristics for performance optimization problems, and use case development and testing.
• The Product Team Lead will be responsible for the following:
  • Work closely with agile teams to understand concepts, algorithms, and logging in order to prototype Modeling and Simulation Tools and generate scenario datasets
  • Utilize math, physics, statistics, data parsing, plotting, and database techniques to develop Algorithm Description Documents (ADDs) and algorithm reference implementations and commit them to Git repositories for version control
  • Develop unit tests, preferably as Cucumber scenarios, in order to support the transition and development of MATLAB reference implementations in Java
  • Use DevSecOps principles to setup and maintain nightly pipelines to support automated analysis / test and continuous integration testing of algorithm reference implementations
  • Provide demonstrations of their ADDs and reference implementations as part of Agile sprints with their respective Integrated Product Team (IPT) to the Project Owners (POs) and Release Train Engineer (RTE)
  • Provide technical support to the IPTs in order to develop M&S tools that help verify and validate the tactical implementation of algorithms
  • Develop technical briefs and present briefings to both internal and external stakeholders at Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)
  • Complete understanding and wide application of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the field
  • Having a general knowledge of other related disciplines
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems (solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organizational objectives- Work under only general direction and independently determine and develop approaches to solutions; work will be reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives
• Contribute to the completion of specific programs and projects (failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources)
• Frequently interface internally with Integrated Product Teams (IPT) of other systems engineers, software developers, and analysts
• Frequently interface externally with Federally Funded Research and Development Contracts (FFRDCs) and government customer contacts
• Represent the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects
• Interfacing with the RTE and POs in order to develop and maintain the M&S IPT Backlog within JIRA
• Contribute to the M&S IPT completion of stories
• Mentor junior engineers on the M&S IPT

Qualifications

• Emerging authority typically with an advanced degree and 7+ years experience or bachelors with 9+ years experience or equivalent
• Must have DoD Final Secret clearance prior to start
• Must have experience with the following:
• Developing and working with mathematical models
• Algorithm engineering to solve computer algorithm problems, including design, analysis, implementation, optimization, profiling, and experimental evaluation
• Systems engineering and software engineering processes and principles
• Strong math and physics, including probability and statistics, linear algebra, and calculus
• Must have ability to use MATLAB or similar languages (Python, Perl, Bash, Mathematica, JavaScript, etc.) to perform prototyping, data visualization, scripting, parsing, and functional programming
• Be able to work both independently and in a team environment
• Must have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Linux and/or Unix based development

Desired Skills:

• Strong analytical skill including Monte Carlo analysis and statistical regression
• The ability to use MATLAB, Linux, databases, Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins/Hudson, Jira, Cucumber, Confluence, Twiki, and regular expressions
• Highly desired: current DoD Final Top Secret with SCI/ SAP eligibilityDesire experience with the following:
  • Modeling and simulation of large complex systems
  • Machine learning techniques and metaheuristics
  • Verification & Validation (V&V) testing of complex software systems
  • The Missile Defense domain, or Space Domain Awareness domain
  • Surveillance and target acquisition, track state estimation and correlation, track-to-truth mapping, state vectors, tracking covariances, coordinate conversions, time conversions, and EOIR/RF phenomenology, scheduling and resource management, identification and discrimination, battle management, signal processing, and/or orbital dynamics
  • Agile software development processes
  • Distributed application environments coded in Java, C++, or other Object-Oriented languages
  • The ability to use MATLAB, Linux, databases, Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins/Hudson, Jira, Cucumber, Confluence, Twiki, and regular expressions

Essential Requirements:

US Citizenship is required.

In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for this position is listed . Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. I2X Technologies considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly sit, walk, stand and climb stairs and steps. May require walking long distance from parking to work station. Occasionally, movement that requires twisting at the neck and/or trunk more than the average person, squatting/ stooping/kneeling, reaching above the head, and forward motion will be required. The employee will continuously be required to repeat the same hand, arm, or finger motion many times. Manual and finger dexterity are essential to this position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, depth perception and telling differences among colors. The employee must be able to communicate through speech with clients and public. Hearing requirements include conversation in both quiet and noisy environments. Lifting may require floor to waist, waist to shoulder, or shoulder to overhead movement of up to 20 pounds. This position demands tolerance for various levels of mental stress.

I2X Technologies is an Engineering and Information Technology Company focused on providing Services to the Federal and State Government. I2X offers a competitive compensation program and comprehensive benefits package to our employees.