**Description** The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Quick Reaction Team (QRT) Senior Missile Defense Engineer will provide technical analysis for the MDA Director for Engineering + Conduct studies, analyses, and document reviews including quick response taskings, special studies, and joint studies with external partners. + Conduct performance modeling and assist with analyzing strategic and regional missions against potential future adversaries, and provide assessments including launch area denied and raid capacity. + Assist with developing analysis reports and products including defended area maps, probability of engagement success, raid capacity plots, and depth of fire plots. + Review technical products to ensure technical accuracy consistency throughout the Agency. + Conduct analyses to find causes of technical discrepancies in MDS technical performance, and benchmark information. + Conduct analyses and comparative trade studies. This includes developing tools and preparing assessments, analyses, inquiry responses, recommendations, papers, briefings, and reports. **Qualifications** + A minimum of 14 years' experience with a Bachelors and 12 years' with a Masters. Must have extensive experience on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program or projects. + U.S. Citizen and a minimum of an active Secret clearance. + Ability to work independently to analyze and solve problems. + Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2502842 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability