Sr. Systems Engineer

AeroVironment•Jessup, MD

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Systems Engineering, is an experienced individual within the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) systems technology or related industry with extensive knowledge performing one's function in a fast-paced organization. As a member of the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System's Engineering management team, one participates in executing the overall strategic technology roadmap that will drive the business growth in a very competitive market space. Responsible for building a functional organization that has the capabilities and capacities to meet the business needs. Job Description: AV PRIME contract seeking a System Engineer 5 to work as part of the “System Engineering as a Service” team. Members of this team perform wide ranging System Engineering activities at the organization level and work with multiple projects to develop best practices and common System Engineering threads across related projects. The selected SE5 will work with a team of System Engineers to capture and triage requirements, design system architecture for CNO systems, document system architecture using Cameo, interface with stakeholders and product teams, perform Analysis of Alternatives, and assist in future planning activities. The team uses the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) agile methodology to deliver value to the CNO mission. Work is performed at our contractor facility in Annapolis Junction. Both low and high side access.

Requirements

BS degree in Engineering (i.e., Systems, Electrical, Computer, etc.) is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
10 - 12 years of experience in a systems engineering role, with minimum 5 years managerial experience
Aerospace systems engineering experience preferred
Experience writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing
Experience in taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers a plus
Managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
Experienced in providing weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
Allocated requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination
Evaluated system performance thresholds and providing direction
Development of instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
Provided input for model development and simulation analysis
Has developed systems test plans, procedures and reports, reviewed and interpreted customer specification
A Bachelor's degree in a qualified engineering field or related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience.
OR, (19) years of systems engineering experience required, without a Bachelor's Degree.
OR, (13) years of systems engineering experience plus Master's Degree in related field.
Top Secret Clearance Level
Must be able to provide clear and concise communication (written and oral), as well as provide professional presentations
Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis
Demonstrates clear oral communication and well-organized documentation skills
Uses vision to think beyond the immediate situation, explore multiple potential paths, and adapt decision-making style based on the situational circumstances
Inspires, motivates, and empowers people to deliver organizational goals, while also delivering value back to employees
Brings organizational values to life using personality, uniqueness and the creation of a shared vision
Champions the process of change and promotes a culture of quick adaptation while helping others deal with the effects of change
Demonstrates the ability to develop and maintain internal and external trusting, professional relationships
Assesses the degree of risk and opportunity in plans or actions and takes appropriate action to mitigate them or makes plans to build on the opportunity
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Secret or Top Secret clearance, or the ability obtain a clearance is desired.

Nice To Haves

MS preferred in Computer Science, Aero-Mechanical Eng., Electrical Eng. Mechanical Eng.
Cameo documentation experience
Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) agile methodology
Experience with CNO systems
Experience with Analysis of Alternatives

Responsibilities

Manages a group of systems engineering professionals, including budget planning, staffing, training, performance evaluation and career development
Manages resources to meet project demands
Plans workload for System engineer design activities
Provides technical expertise and guidance to team to meet applicable deadlines
Maintains a high level of customer satisfaction with both internal and external customers
Manages requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
Mentors other engineers within the team
Follows processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors, customers and/or functional peer group managers, normally involving matters between functional areas
Other duties as assigned
Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.
Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288
Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
Independently analyze and recommend alternatives for elements of project's technical design.
Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue.
Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation.
Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project.
Lead contractor systems engineering activities for a project to include supervising the work of the project engineering staff and technicians.
Approve delivery of work products of multiple Processes Areas defined in the ISO/IEC 15288.
Independently make decisions regarding engineering issues and methodology for a project.
Brief stakeholders and present the status on all technical aspects of their project.