Sr. Engineer

Abacus Technology • Robins Air Force Base, GA

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About The Position

Abacus Technology is seeking a Sr. Engineer to provide technical support at Robins AFB. This is a full-time position.

Requirements

• 15+ years experience in systems engineering including at least 5 years supporting DoD programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Able to apply an understanding of DoD, AF, and common engineering/scientific principles, processes, and procedures to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future AF and joint service weapon systems.
• Must have experience with aircraft systems engineering.
• Knowledge of systems engineering in support of system definition, development, integration, verification methods, sustainment, risk modeling/simulation, testing and evaluation, human system integration (HSI), crew stations engineering, OSS&E efforts, interoperability requirements, and airworthiness certification across a wide range of hardware and software systems, including ground-based systems.
• Experience in avionics integration or Nuclear Hardening/High-Intensity Radiated Field (HRIF)/Electromagnetic Energy (EME).
• Able to access/maintain government electronic technical systems including but not limited to Integrated Electronic Technical Management System (IETMS) and Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (JCALS) system preferred.
• Thorough understanding of application software, operating systems, networks, storage platforms, and how they relate to system architecture.
• Experience working on each stage of the system development life cycle from initiation through deployment/sustainment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with process modeling and developing workflow diagrams.
• Able to elicit and interpret requirements and translate to technical specifications/system design following best practices and design patterns.
• Capable of performing: problem/gap definition, trade space analysis, science and technology roadmap analysis, “Set based design” for concept development, Multi-Objective Decision Analysis (MODA) and cost versus capability trade off analysis.
• Able to communicate with management, technical staff, and end users in a clear and professional manner.
• Experience with engineering practices, techniques, and standards.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to develop and present technical presentations.
• Able to represent complex data in diagrams or through other techniques that communicate precise information to both business and technical staff.
• Proven ability to understand the strategic and tactical approach to projects and handle multiple projects concurrently.
• Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

• Able to access/maintain government electronic technical systems including but not limited to Integrated Electronic Technical Management System (IETMS) and Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (JCALS) system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering to include expertise in systems design and integration; manufacturing, quality and industrial engineering; airworthiness; and configuration, and data management.
• Assist in developing, deploying, and maintaining processes to assure weapon systems are fully integrated, manufactured, sustained, configuration managed and operationally safe, suitable and effective throughout their life cycle.
• Understand and execute AFPD 62-6, USAF Airworthiness, through standardized processes, and issuance of flight authorizations.
• Apply OSS&E and airworthiness processes, as well as assist in providing risk assessments, safety analysis and recommendations, and addressing high priority safety issues.
• Review and assist in performing assessments on program specific databases, analyzing BIT failure reports, and comparing failure reports against the BIT interpreter analyzer for accuracy of BIT indications.
• Provide system integration guidance to aircraft program offices for the program system installation and system maintenance.
• Review and analyze technical proposals or modifications for design feasibility and system capability.
• Assist in conducting performance effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life-cycle cost, producibility, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessments, and scheduling trade-off studies.
• Conduct systems analyses to including but not limited to system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessments.
• Provide system integration guidance to the Government for the program system installation and system maintenance.
• Provide technical expertise and proper application of systems engineering processes to support technology and systems development.
• Assist in the development and review of the overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability requirements).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior