Senior Systems Engineer (T&E Team)

American Systems•Alexandria, VA

About The Position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the T&E Team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience working with the Department of the Navy (DoW) acquisition and test and evaluation (T&E) communities. Desired experience includes systems analysis, test and evaluation (T&E), engineering management, and working with innovative digital engineering technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a senior member of the engineering staff for the office of Developmental Test, Evaluation, and Assessments (DTE&A), you will work within a team of engineers and warfare area experts to analyze and assess DoW acquisition programs and prototype efforts, focusing on technology issues, risk assessment, and accelerated capability delivery. You will use a holistic approach to review end-to-end systems and systems-of-systems oriented products throughout their entire life cycle. You will engage with programs across DoW to understand and assess issues impacting capability delivery, and assess risks related to acquisition program challenges, integrating these findings into DTE&A/SE&A Risk Assessments and other reviews. A key responsibility will be leading the integration of DTE&A approved digital engineering (DE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to automate the development of analyses and risk mitigation recommendations within the organization. You will work closely within assessment teams to design and execute analyses, provide QA/QC guidance and feedback, and manage regular QA Reviews for DTE&A. You will discern and evaluate key requirements, test cases, and verification and validation efforts using available documentation, including digital products. Understanding key issues and drivers at various acquisition program milestones, you will assist in developing assessment plans appropriate for program status. You will regularly interface with other OSD elements, service offices, test activities, MDAP Chief Engineers, and industry experts. An expert understanding of DoW instructions and regulations impacting manufacturing efforts is required. You will lead the development of the DTE&A training program, ensuring staff are trained in modern techniques and tools, and develop and maintain a training syllabus for a 150-person staff. You will provide Systems Engineering and Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) expertise in support of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) and OSD policy development and review. Understanding high-level product development strategies and their impact on capability delivery is crucial. You will work with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop detailed analyses of prototypes and acquisition programs. Reviews of test plans/procedures, TEMPs, SEPs, ADMs, IMSs, and other acquisition documentation will be conducted to understand their impact on rapid capability delivery. You will provide expert input to emerging DoW policies and instructions related to capability delivery issues and be very familiar with emerging technology, digital engineering tools and processes, and AI impacts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
At least 10 years of related work experience
Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience working with DoW acquisition and test and evaluation (T&E) communities.
Experience in systems analysis, test and evaluation (T&E), engineering management, and working with innovative digital engineering technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Responsibilities

Work within a team of engineers and warfare area experts to analyze and assess DoW acquisition programs and prototype efforts with attention paid to technology issues, risk assessment, and accelerated capability delivery.
Using a holistic approach, review end-to-end systems and systems-of-systems oriented products through their entire life cycle.
Engage with programs across DoW to be able to fully understand and assess issues and factors impacting capability delivery.
Assess issues and risks related to acquisition program challenges and integrate these findings into DTE&A/SE&A Risk Assessments and other reviews.
Lead integration of DTE&A approved digital engineering (DE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to automate development of all analyses and risk mitigation recommendations within the organization.
Work closely within an assessment teams to design and execute an analysis; provide QA/QC guidance and feedback to teams.
Manage regular QA Reviews for DTE&A.
Using available documentation (including digital products), discern and evaluate key requirements, test cases, verification and validation efforts.
Understand the key issues and drivers at the various acquisition program milestones; assist development of assessment plans appropriate for program status.
Regularly interface with other OSD elements, service offices, test activities, MDAP Chief Engineers, and industry experts.
Have an expert understanding of DoW instructions and regulations impacting manufacturing efforts.
Lead development of DTE&A training program to ensure staff are trained in modern techniques and tools; develop and maintain training syllabus for 150 person staff.
Provide Systems Engineering and Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) expertise/knowledge in support of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) and OSD policy development and review.
Understand high-level product development strategies and the impact upon capability delivery.
Work with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop detailed analysis of prototypes and acquisition programs.
Reviews test plans/procedures, TEMPs, SEPs, ADMs, IMSs and other acquisition documentation to understand impact on rapid capability delivery.
Provide expert input to emerging DoW policies and instructions relating to capability delivery issues.
Be very familiar with emerging technology, digital engineering tools and processes, and AI impacts.