Systems Engineering - Defense

Systems Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation is headquartered in Huntsville Alabama. We are a customer-oriented engineering services company providing world class research and development support across the Department of Defense (DoD): Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Capstone offers 100% Company Provided Medical and Dental Insurance, Matching 401K, and Profit Sharing as part of our top-notch benefits package. Compensation for this position will be determined, but not limited to, factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, alignment with market data, and internal equity.

We are seeking early-career Systems Engineer to join our rapidly growing Mission Engineering team. You will serve as the analytical bridge between complex simulation outputs and strategic acquisition decisions. Your work will directly translate theoretical mission architectures into quantifiable performance data, accelerating our customers' ability to make data-driven investment and modernization decisions for the warfighter.

Develop automated analysis tools and scripts to parse large simulation datasets, enabling sensitivity analysis, trade-space exploration, and the quantification of mission effectiveness.

Evaluate threat kinematics, sensor-shooter assignments, weapon flyouts, and overall lethality to quantify end-to-end performance across complex Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) architectures.

Synthesize large-scale simulation results into clear, decision-quality insights and recommendations for government leadership to inform future investments and fielding strategies.

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related highly technical field.

• 1 to 5 years of applied engineering experience, with a focus on data analysis, modeling, simulation, and analytical tool development.
• Experience with DoW customers, systems, and/or programs.
• Active Secret Clearance required, Top Secret preferred.

Experience analyzing architectures for "sensor-to-shooter" loops and fire control closures.

Experience with Army IAMD systems or Missile Defense Agency (MDA) architectures and platforms.

Familiarity with translating operational scenarios or "kill webs" into quantitative simulation environments.

All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran