The Senior Electrical Engineer shall have knowledge of electronics engineering in support of the design, development, testing and evaluation, implementation, maintenance, production and sustainment of new and/or existing weapon systems or their subsystems. Shall apply an understanding of systems acquisition, systems and subsystems level hardware and software integration, systems requirements analysis and allocation, computer systems architecture, and systems and subsystems testing and evaluation. Shall review/develop/update applicable program documentation for engineering relevant requirements. Shall apply an understanding of aeronautical vehicle systems and/or airborne or related ground systems avionics to support the core engineering tasks as they relate to sustaining engineering. Shall work both on integrated product teams and work independently on tasks and exercise judgment in the execution of the following tasks: Role and Responsibilities: • The candidate shall work independently on tasks and exercise judgment in the execution of the following tasks: • Performs duties in research, development, testing, evaluation, operation and maintenance of electrical devices/systems. • Systematically applies expertise in electronics engineering to create new or substantially improved equipment, materials or procedures. Apply engineering theories, new applications or developments to improve operations and/or resolve unique or complex problems or issues. • Serves as technical expert for the organization and provides advice and assistance to organizational leadership on problems, issues and projects for assigned programs. • Develops and reviews the overall system electrical/electronic design baseline’s architecture and interoperability requirements. • Assists in translating user requirements into system requirements, which is used to design, develop, test and evaluate software, electrical and electronics for systems, subsystems and equipment. • Provides systems/subsystems integration support for the operations, sustainment and verification of systems, software, and equipment. Familiar with Air Force Systems Engineering processes. • Evaluates systems test plans and participates in the conduct of system, subsystem and component testing to include lab, ground and flight-testing events. • Experienced with Air Force Technical Orders and provides advice for changes needed as system or subsystem updates are implemented during sustainment phase. • Experienced with Air Force Depot and Field activity engineering support. • Provides electronics engineering support during root cause analyses for assigned programs. • Familiar with the Air Force eight step problem solving process. • Ability to read and generate necessary changes to electrical/electronic drawings and occasionally mechanical drawings. • Familiar with Model-based design concepts. • Familiar with basics of electrical and electronic circuits, IEEE standard communication circuits, radar, electro-mechanical interface design, software control of electronic circuits, Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog interfaces, Electromagnetic Interference, Electromagnetic Compatibility, circuit analysis and safety of flight requirements in electrical and electronic circuitry. • Ability to perform technical evaluations for government contract proposals. • Ability to read and utilize Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. • Ability to write research papers in Microsoft Word with few grammatical errors that present concepts clearly and concisely. • Ability to write research and white papers in Microsoft Word with few grammatical errors that present concepts clearly and concisely. • Able to read and understand schedules developed in Microsoft project. • Ability to clearly communicate with and/or brief a small group of military, contract, and civilian personnel. • 25% Travel to support program activities
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees