FAA AMO Planning Lead Systems Engineer

A3 Technology, Inc. • Washington, DC

7d • $50,000 - $175,000

About The Position

A3 Technology, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) NextGen team in Washington, DC. This position requires the successful candidate to provide division-level engineering support to the NAS Lifecycle Planning Division's (ANG-C7) mission of planning, implementing, and reporting on the NextGen portfolios, lead and guide the Branch systems engineers and support a range of engineering tasks.

Requirements

• Candidates must have experience with the NAS Enterprise Architecture and Roadmaps.
• Use of systems engineering concepts to analyze various aspects of systems, evolution of the systems (As-Is) to future configuration states (To-Be), and analyzing changes in the system overtime and identify gaps and shortfalls in operational capabilities and inform strategic evolution of the system.
• Familiarity with enterprise level requirements or enterprise architecture development.
• Microsoft Office suite expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited college or university and 10-15 years of relevant experience OR
• Master’s degree in a related field and 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• US Citizenship or documented proof of eligibility to work in the US is a must.
• Upon receiving a conditional offer of employment, candidates will undergo a Government investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for Government clearance.
• Verification of past employment, education and references is also required.
• It is imperative that candidates be either a US citizen or a current green card holder with the last 3 consecutive years as a resident of the US.

Nice To Haves

• Enterprise Architecture experience/certification preferred.
• Detailed understanding of many primary FAA systems (ERAM, ATOP, STARS, DataComm, SWIM, etc.).
• Prior FAA NextGen work experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and review of the ATM Segmentation Plan, Operational Improvements and Support Activity development, Enterprise Architecture Roadmaps, demonstration plans, and other NextGen related activities.
• Conduct evaluations of the baselined (As-Is) engineering, acquisition (program functionalities), and infrastructure and identify engineering and acquisition gaps, risks, and opportunities associated with mid-term NextGen objectives.
• Analyze systems to ensure they support NAS architecture objectives, identify and analyze interactions and dependencies between NextGen systems.
• Perform engineering assessments related to NAS infrastructure systems (communications, surveillance, automation, and navigation) and mechanisms and submit technical papers and briefs to support informed decisions on NextGen activities and initiatives.
• Identify key dependencies, gaps, and integration challenges, as well as providing recommendations to minimize programmatic impacts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees