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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Threat Engineer - **Company:** Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory - **Location:** Laurel, MD, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $245,000.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Data Files, Python (Programming Language), Kinematics, MATLAB, Software Engineering, SC Clearance, Information Technology, Modeling and Simulation, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** September 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-F2874720CA8D9CBA86/ ## About the Role Do you have experience with threat engineering, missile simulations, or the intelligence community? Are you passionate about using innovation and technology to solve technical challenges?, * B.S. degree or higher in science or engineering or equivalent. * At least five years professional work experience. * Have experience working on missile defense programs, threat systems characterization, or knowledge of operational environments. * Have experience with any of the following program languages: MATLAB, Python, C, C+, C#, or Java. * Have good written and verbal communication skills. * Are willing to work a significant portion of the time in a closed area. * Hold at least an active interim Secret clearance and can ultimately obtain TS/SCI level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship., * M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent. * At least ten years professional work experience. * At least three years of experience in modeling and simulation. * Have program proficiency with any of the following program languages: MATLAB, Python, C, C+, C#, or Java. * Experience with missile guidance and control systems, radars, seekers/sensors, flight mechanics, and/or propulsion systems. * An Active Top Secret with SCI Clearance. ## Description * Create threat characterizations of advanced foreign systems. To accomplish this, you will use threat in-house and commercially developed tools with representations of kinematics, guidance systems, control systems, and sensors. * Explore advanced technology and its effect on US current and future Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems. * Lead teams to develop missile representations, trajectory data sets and scenarios with threat modeling tools and will improve trajectory tools as needed. * Provide threat characterizations and vulnerability assessments to weapons development programs. You will coordinate threat representations inside the laboratory and with external contractors and DoD sponsors. * Design, develop, execute data development plans to ensure that threat characterizations are consistent with the best understanding of adversary capabilities. * Interface with the intelligence community to ensure a strong working knowledge of available information on foreign system capabilities. * Develop presentations and brief results of efforts to team members, management, and DoW sponsors. * Participate in and contribute to a team environment that involves personnel with various academic backgrounds and experience levels. ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Introduction to TXT](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/30-introduction-to-txt) - [How I built my own intelligent Robot Arm from Scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100097-how-i-built-my-own-intelligent-robot-arm-from-scratch) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Implementing continuous delivery in a data processing pipeline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/73-implementing-continuous-delivery-in-a-data-processing-pipeline) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)