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Scene Modeling Engineer

MTSIHuntsville, ALPosted Oct 7, 2026 · open 19 days

Last confirmed open Oct 26, 2026

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U.S. citizenship required
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Secret clearance
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Bachelor's degree
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MTSI is seeking to hire a Scene Modeling Engineer to design and develop high-fidelity, physics-based scene generation models for ballistic, hypersonic and air-breathing missile threat systems, in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Advanced Capabilities directorate. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in aerospace or physics principles and direct experience in complex scene generation, with a specialized focus on exhaust plume phenomenology. You will specialize in modeling the missile exhaust plume flowfields, kinematics and radiative signatures across the EO/IR spectrums that will support the performance testing of the Missile Defense System (MDS).

Required Qualifications

  • US Citizenship and a secret level security clearance.
  • B.S. in Aerospace or other field of Engineering, Physics or a related STEM field
  • 5+ years of professional experience in modeling and simulation.
  • Experience with industry-standard radiation transport codes (e.g., OSC, MODTRAN), government scene generation tools (FLITES), and/or missile exhaust plume flowfield and radiation transport codes (e.g. SPURC, SPF)
  • Knowledge of electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor modeling and simulation.
  • Proficiency in C++ and Python for scientific computing and model development.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Top Secret security clearance
  • Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
  • Experience with parallel computing or GPU acceleration (e.g., CUDA).

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Job Details
Company
Location
Huntsville, AL
Type
Full-time
Experience
5+ years
Posted
Oct 7, 2026
Required Skills
Scene GenerationPhysics-Based ModelingExhaust Plume PhenomenologyRadiation Transport CodesOSCMODTRANFLITESSPURCSPFEO/IR Sensor ModelingC++PythonScientific ComputingModeling and Simulation
Preferred Skills
Parallel ComputingGPU AccelerationCUDA

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