Oliver Wyman Vector - Systems Engineer - Seattle, WA

Marsh McLennan•Seattle, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Oliver Wyman Vector provides technical consulting and services to the aviation, aerospace, defense, and rail sectors. The Systems Engineer supports systems engineering and integration work for airplane network systems, working with internal teams and clients to address technical challenges and deliver effective system designs. The role includes engineering analysis, project management support, and use and deployment of tools and technology. The position is located in Seattle, Washington, and requires unrestricted U.S. work authorization; sponsorship is not offered. Oliver Wyman describes its culture as collaborative, merit-oriented, respectful, and supportive of balanced, sustainable workloads. It values self-starters, open discussion, diversity, and flexibility, including the ability to take career breaks. The position may be eligible for performance-based incentives and comes with a total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401(k) savings and other retirement programs, and employee assistance programs.

Requirements

Experience with airplane software certification under RTCA DO-178.
Experience with airplane networks and communication systems.
Basic knowledge of network protocols, routing table definitions, and network architecture definitions.
Experience with test procedures, lab testing, and troubleshooting.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with development assurance, certification, and safety analysis.
Customer focus and ability to respond to urgent technical problems and contribute to solutions.
Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, or an advanced degree and less than 2 years of experience.
Degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry.
Ability to support requirements management processes and tools, risk, issues, and opportunity management, and technology readiness assessment processes.
Knowledge of requirements and risk management and trade study analyses.
Strong familiarity with the MS Office Suite.
Unrestricted U.S. work authorization is required; the employer does not offer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Preference for an accredited degree from an ABET-accredited program.

Responsibilities

Develop systems architecture, define and decompose requirements, create concepts of operations, and support model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
Perform validation and verification, development assurance, safety analysis, and systems integration.
Support project management, tool use and deployment, technology and manufacturing assessments, and internal and external interactions.
Plan, execute, and troubleshoot complex systems integration to validate interface definitions and system requirements for airplane network systems.
Perform risk management and trade study analyses.
Work with other teams to resolve technical issues.
Apply analytical and problem-solving skills to accomplish optimal system design and integration.
Compare actual results with the baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessons learned.
Support requirements management processes and tools, risk, issues, and opportunity management, and technology readiness assessment processes.
Support technical work performed in a team environment.