Senior Systems Engineer

Astrion•Bedford, MA

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Astrion is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center–Ground Base Air Defense Sensor division (AFLCMC/ESG). The ESG Division manages programs involving worldwide communications, battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, air/ground surveillance, time-critical targeting, combat identification, radar imagery, integrated air and missile defense, and mobile/fixed C2ISR performance, exploitation, and dissemination facilities. This full-time position is located at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, Massachusetts. The role provides systems engineering support across the acquisition and system lifecycle, including development, integration, sustainment, deployment, fielding, installation, and operations oversight. The engineer supports engineering processes, risk management, technical reviews, system-level testing and validation, documentation, and technical recommendations for government programs.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have and be able to maintain an active Secret security clearance.
Broad theoretical and practical knowledge of systems engineering for acquisition.
Experience providing engineering support across the system lifecycle, from requirements through disposal.
Understanding and ability to implement DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes.
Ability to use analytical, simulation, MBSE, and digital engineering tools as provided.
Ability to work closely with Government and EPASS logisticians, program managers, and engineers.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical or professional discipline, including five years in the DoD.
Experience with requirements development, production and deployment, and operations and support.
Experience developing and implementing architectures.
Experience with modeling and simulation, MBSE principles, and verification and validation.
Experience developing and sustaining technical data packages.
Familiarity with configuration management principles.
Experience with network architectures, embedded systems, application deployment, cloud deployment, and virtualization.
Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes, including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), and Production and Deployment.
Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations, live aircrew training, TTP development, and range infrastructure architectures or systems.
Familiarity with Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production, and Deployment activities.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive program portfolio reviews; evaluate and recommend alternative plans; improve systems engineering processes; manage and sustain technical baselines; and design and perform system-level tests against approved specifications.
Review and evaluate alternative plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results for compliance with program specifications.
Prepare technical documentation, management reports, and presentations defining or recommending system and subsystem characteristics, plans, implementation, and corrective actions.
Perform system validations, develop validation criteria and procedures, and analyze and evaluate major engineering system results.
Provide engineering, technical support, and training across acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, evolution, deployment, fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
Support risk management in accordance with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) processes.
Conduct formal trade studies addressing engineering performance, effectiveness, cost-performance balance, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
Provide technical recommendations through reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, analyses, procedural guidance, and documentation in support of engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
Analyze proposals to compare and quantify the technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness of proposed systems and components.
Review and analyze Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), and Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs).
Assess military utility, operational concepts (CONOPs), technology development strategies, functional configuration audits (FCAs), physical configuration audits (PCAs), and technology standards profiles.
Analyze system concepts and user requirements in functional, allocated, and product system requirements baselines.
Assist with material solution analysis, technology development, engineering, manufacturing, production, deployment, and operations support.
Support engineering technical processes, including version and configuration control, requirements analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and decision analysis.
Perform risk, configuration, technical data, and interface management, along with technical planning and assessments.
Support the planning and execution of technical reviews, such as System Requirements Reviews and Technology Readiness Assessments, and develop associated documentation, such as Systems Engineering Plans and Risk Management Plans.
Develop systems engineering documentation addressing systems-of-systems interactions, configuration management, technical data packages, and acquisition and sustainment engineering processes.