Overview

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

GTRI's Systems Engineering Research Division in the Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) seeks qualified candidates for the position of Modeling and Simulation Engineer for the Methods and Analysis Development Branch (MAD). The MAD Branch provides systems engineering, modeling, and analytical support to empower our stakeholders in navigate their decision-making processes. MAD emphasizes innovative methods and techniques, specifically through the development and implementation of quantitative and qualitative models, advanced simulations, and state-of-the-art analysis.

Job Purpose

The Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Engineer works closely with research, development, and testing teams to combine simulation modeling with data analytics in order to provide recommendations to optimize system designs in support of current and future research, development, and testing efforts. Specifically, the M&S Engineer is responsible for constructing computer simulation models, verifying and validating simulation models, performing simulation experiments to predict system behaviors, providing solutions to project stakeholders, and improving systems and processes. The M&S Engineer is familiar with important M&S concepts and techniques, constantly keeps abreast of new tool and language developments, and is familiar with a wide range of both open source and proprietary modeling and simulation tools, frameworks, and environments, such as AFSIM, AnyLogic, Arena, ExtendSim, OpenFoam, OpenModelica, NetLogo, etc. In addition to tools, an M&S Engineer should be aware of many of the core M&S techniques – such as discrete event simulation, continuous simulation, agent-based modeling, distributed simulation, and conceptual modeling. At higher levels, the M&S Engineer/Specialist guides and conducts modeling, simulation, and analysis activities which includes eliciting requirements from stakeholders to support the design and implementation of M&S frameworks, computer simulation models, and simulation experiments. Furthermore, the M&S Engineer is responsible for ensuring that models and simulations are designed according to M&S best practices and standards as well as for flexibility to support future modeling needs and enhancements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop critical M&S inputs, including framework definition, requirements analysis, synthesis, systems analysis and implementation
• Conduct product or system design analysis translating requirements into valid models and experimental designs for systems of moderate complexity
• Contribute to technical reports and diagrams detailing product or system attributes
• Analyze product or system functionality as defined by requirements
• Implement approaches that foster reusability of existing M&S expressions

Additional Responsibilities

• Works to understand new domains of interest to customers, in order to provide or use decision supporting models, simulations, and/or analyses
• Develop tailored visualizations and/or user interfaces to supporting sponsor or SME decision making activities
• Gains and maintains proficiency in various Modeling and Simulation, Decision Support, and/or related fields of study in the domain of Operations Research and Systems Analysis
• Collaborate, interface, and/or work with other researchers and multidisciplinary engineering teams on the above tasks
• Design, implement, and execute automated tests, both unit and integration tests, to verify framework functionality
• Leads the development of new technical principles, theories, and concepts. Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides highly innovative and ingenious solutions

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with Python, MatLab, AFSIM and/or other Modeling & Simulation platforms
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to convey highly technical material in a clear, concise manner to a non-technical audience
• Able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Experience collaborating, organizing, teaming and communicating with a diverse team of government sponsors, researchers, and other stakeholders to facilitate project performance
• Experience developing and delivering technical briefings
• Experience creating and analyze aerospace vehicle simulations, 6DOF models, or related physical models and simulations.

Travel Requirements

<10% travel

Education and Length of Experience

Levels 3, 4

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handboo

• 3 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science/Analytics, Physics, Mathematics, or related discipline
• 0 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science/Analytics, Physics, Mathematics, or related discipline

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Benefits at GTRI

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.

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