About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Systems Integration Engineer based in United States.
Responsibilities
- Apply DoDD 5000-series guidance and applicable Air Force engineering policies to acquisition engineering activities.
- Develop and analyze system and subsystem requirements, translating operational needs into design criteria, specifications, and integration objectives.
- Conduct technical planning, system integration analyses, trade studies, and risk assessments across complex weapon-system platforms.
- Support development of system performance requirements, integration objectives, and estimates for design, development, and sustainment activities.
- Review engineering proposals, designs, specifications, and change packages, providing recommendations to optimize cost, schedule, performance, and technical outcomes.
- Conduct engineering evaluations supporting airworthiness, safety, and Operational Safety, Suitability & Effectiveness (OSS&E), including assessments aligned with MIL-HDBK-516 and MIL-STD-882.
- Participate in engineering reviews, design reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings, working groups, and program reviews, providing technical input, documentation, and reporting.
- Support systems integration, risk analysis, supportability, and effectiveness assessments for training and operational systems, including mission and flight trainers, avionics trainers, courseware, and maintenance training devices.
- Provide engineering leadership and technical direction for systems operating within large-scale distributed and virtual environments.
- Apply networking principles and protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and SSL to system development and integration activities.
- Support development and integration across Windows, Sun, Linux, and Unix environments using technologies such as C/C++ and Java.
- Provide guidance for Information Assurance accreditation and implementation of IA controls for systems, including large-scale Platform Information Technology environments.
- Produce engineering artifacts and technical deliverables supporting systems integration, OSS&E, airworthiness certification, system safety, and lifecycle systems engineering.
- Apply lifecycle systems engineering practices in accordance with applicable Department of the Air Force engineering and acquisition requirements.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Active Secret security clearance is required.
- Master’s or Doctorate degree in a related field from an ABET-accredited engineering program with 10 years of relevant technical or professional experience, including at least 5 years supporting the Department of Defense; or a Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program with 12 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years supporting the DoD.
- Strong experience with systems engineering and integration across complex weapon-system architectures.
- Demonstrated knowledge of airworthiness, safety, and OSS&E evaluations in accordance with MIL-HDBK-516 and MIL-STD-882.
- Experience developing and managing requirements using tools such as DOORS, SysML, or Cameo, along with system architecture modeling.
- Strong technical analysis, trade-study, and risk-assessment capabilities supporting DoD 5000-series acquisition processes.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams and with government stakeholders.
- Adaptability and professionalism in fast-paced and evolving program environments.
- Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to build positive, solutions-oriented relationships.
- Strong understanding of distributed and virtual system environments, networking technologies, and complex system integration.
- Experience with C/C++, Java, and networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and SSL is valuable.
- Ability to work onsite at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with approximately 20% travel.
Conditions
- Full-time position based onsite at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
- Approximately 20% travel.
- Opportunity to support high-impact small unmanned aircraft systems and advanced defense programs.
- Exposure to complex systems engineering, integration, acquisition, airworthiness, safety, and OSS&E activities.
- Opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and government stakeholders.
- Significant technical involvement in modernization, sustainment, and lifecycle engineering initiatives.
- Opportunity to contribute to mission-critical systems operating across distributed and virtual environments.
- Compensation determined based on applicable federal contract labor categories and wage rates, relevant experience, technical skills