Sr Environmental Qualification Engineer

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Miamisburg, OH

About The Position

Are you looking to use your engineering capabilities, project management, and collective skills in your next position? We could use your expertise on our team! We are innovators on a mission to unify, explore and inspire. As a Senior Environmental Qualification Engineer, you will assist with planning, executing, and monitoring equipment environmental qualification testing in support of civil and military environmental certification requirements. You will develop and implement the strategy for multiple programs, including coordinating activities throughout the product lifecycle from initiation through delivery and interfacing with external customers or field-based employees. You'll also review, manage, proactively challenge, and control status of project programs and budgets, manage schedules and prepare status reports, and lead teams in achieving the goals of the program including issue identification, resolution and contingency planning. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Requirements

Bachelor's of Science degree in a related field of study
Typically, 12+ years of progressive technical experience
Expert knowledge of engineering principles and practice
Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team
Comprehensive understanding of requirements management, system design, integration
Experience with FAA or military certification process
Exposure to equipment environmental qualification methods for FAA or military aircraft certification
Experience with civil and military standards, such as RTCA/DO-160G, MIL-STD-810H, and MIL-STD-461G
Experience performing qualification testing
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment.

Nice To Haves

Typically 6-8 years of relevant leadership and/or project management experience
Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers
Preparation of templates for qualification plans, procedures, and reports for use by IPTs and subcontractors
Experience preparing test plans, procedures, and reports
Exposure to Commercial Derivative Aircraft (CDA) programs
Experience in a specialized field related to qualification, such as mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural dynamics, or electromagnetic effects
Coordination with and support of IPTs and subcontractors to ensure qualification requirements are understood and qualification plans are developed and successfully executed
Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management
Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternative
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedure
Professional Certification in Program Management International (PMI) and/or Program Management Professional (PMP
Experience or certification in INCOSE standard
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Responsibilities

Environmental qualification database development and maintenance
Environmental qualification requirements allocation to individual equipment
Evaluation of qualification artifacts against equipment qualification requirements, including initial qualification gap assessments (assessment of existing data) and final evaluation of program artifacts

Benefits

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more

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