Senior Systems Engineer presso KIHOMAC

Description

Systems Engineering & Technical Oversight

• Conduct program and portfolio reviews to evaluate technical baselines, alternative plans, system designs, and test results
• Design and perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and overall system performance meets approved specifications
• Validate systems through development of evaluation criteria and analysis of engineering results
• Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations supporting planning, implementation, and corrective actions

Acquisition & Lifecycle Support

• Provide engineering support across acquisition phases including material solution analysis, technology maturation, engineering and manufacturing development, production, deployment, installation, and operations oversight

• Support proposal analysis activities by evaluating technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness

• Assist with source documentation including ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, AoAs, Military Utility Assessments, CONOPS, Technology Development Strategies, FCAs/PCAs, and Technology Standards Profiles

Technical Management & Configuration Control

• Support requirements definition and analysis, architecture design and implementation, system integration, verification and validation

• Provide engineering support for risk management, configuration management, technical data management, interface management, and version control processes

• Develop and maintain Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), Risk Management Plans (RMP), and other acquisition documentation

Trade Studies & Risk Management

• Conduct formal trade studies evaluating performance, cost effectiveness, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, productivity, risk, and schedule impacts

• Provide independent assessments of system readiness for production and risk mitigation

Technical Reviews & Assessments

• Support planning and execution of technical reviews such as System Requirements Reviews (SRR) and Technology Readiness Assessments (TRA)

• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation and ensure proper linkage between systems-of-systems architectures   

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Education/Training: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required

• Master’s Degree preferred

• Additional experience may be substituted for a degree

Experience:

• 12+ years of general experience

• 5+ years working in the DoD sector

• Requirements development across production, deployment, operations, and sustainment

• Architecture development and implementation

• Modeling and Simulation, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles

• Verification & Validation (V&V)

• Technical data package development and sustainment

• Configuration management principles

• Network architectures, embedded systems, and application deployment across hardware platforms

• Cloud deployment and virtualization environments

• Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD), and Production & Deployment

• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations

• Experience with live aircrew training and TTP development

• Range infrastructure, architectures and systems

• Familiarity with foreign ground radar

Security:

• Must be a US citizen
• Active US issued clearance at level Secret or higher required

Physical Requirements:

• Able to occasionally reach with hands and arms
• Prolonged periods of computer screen use, while sitting or standing at a desk
• Adhere to safety protocols when in work areas requiring use of PPE (e.g. eyewear, gloves, masks, hearing protection, steel toed shoes, etc.)
• Able to safely lift and carry up to 20 pounds at a time

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources