Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Work Location: onsite

Responsibilities

• Assist in translating user requirements into system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, test, and evaluate systems, subsystems, and equipment for deployment.
• Provide Systems Engineering support for technology and product acquisitions, including long-term planning, request for proposal (RFP) development, and technical oversight of ongoing projects.
• Assess new capabilities in achieving system design requirements and specifications.
• Evaluate system and subsystem design functions and improvements to protect Critical Program Information (CPI).
• Assist with the development of requirements and technology needs into action plans and policies necessary to mature weapon systems acquisition development planning.
• Perform technical analyses of existing and potential operational requirements, assist in developing system concepts, and conduct technological and trade-off study assessments of proposed designs.
• Develop and review the overall system design baseline, including architecture and interoperability requirements.
• Review specifications, including system, system segment, and equipment specifications, as well as Interface Control Documents (ICDs) involved in programs.
• Support and conduct engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, lifecycle cost, producibility, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessments, and scheduling trade-off studies.
• Support and conduct systems analyses, including system design, design feasibility, and state-of-the-art assessments.
• Support the development and evaluation of Integrated Master Plans (IMP), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and Systems Engineering Detail Schedule engineering cost estimates.
• Evaluate system test plans and Test and Evaluation Master Plans, and participate in system, subsystem, and component testing.
• Provide systems and subsystems integration support for the acquisition, development, and verification of systems and equipment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience fulfilling the above role and responsibilities with defense or intelligence electro-optic/infrared sensor subsystems
• Goal-oriented with excellent people skills, ability to work in a team environment, strong work ethic and proactive in all manners related to the job
• BS Electrical, Radar, Computer Science or other related Engineering degree.
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant DoD work experience.
• Clear and effective oral and written communications skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• No less than three (3) years’ experience in a SAP and/or SCI environment within the last five (5) years.
• Possess an active Top Secret security clearance, based upon a Single Scope Background (SSBI or SBPR).
• Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP) access