Principal System Engineer
About The Position
Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Principal System Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Ground Base Air Defense Sensor division (AFLCMC/ESG). The ESG Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities. This is a full-time position located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Requirements
- Must be a US citizen
- Must have an Active Secret Clearance and be Top Secret Eligble
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related professional engineering discipline
- 20+ years of relevant experience and at least 12 years of experience in a DoD environment
- Preferred experience with DoD tactical radars and integration with command and control reporting systems
- Strong leadership and team coordination abilities
- Ability to mentor younger engineers
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a high-visibility environment
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Outgoing personality with the ability to lead multiple teams simultaneously
- Polished professional presence; prior military leadership experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Direct Engineering support to the Branch Lead Engineer
- Oversee high-visibility engineering efforts and acquisition activities supporting the Three-Dimensional Long Range Radar (3DELRR), Wide Area Surveillance (WAS, and National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense (NCR-IADS) programs
- Initiates, oversees, and/or develops requirements from Branch project’s inception to conclusion
- Provides strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program, project staff, ESG Senior Engineering leadership
- Provides detailed analyses, evaluations, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts
- Consults with program stakeholders, operators, and program office leadership to define needs or problems; oversees studies; and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions
- Oversees Branch Systems Engineering processes, ensuring proper implementation across the branch and coordinating of required process changes
- Participates, as required, in stakeholder forums and their strategic planning, including NORAD CONOPS development, requirements development, and user TTP development
- Stays informed on technology developments by attending technology discussions, forums, and independent research.
- Maintains the program development roadmaps
- Apply advanced systems engineering principles, concepts, standards, and methods to support program objectives, cost, schedule, and performance requirements
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- Tricare supplement
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- employee assistance program
- learning and development benefit
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
