Systems Engineer

Apogee Engineering, LLC•Virginia Beach, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is hiring a Systems Engineer to support the Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (SOF AT&L) Directorate of Science & Technology (DIR-S&T). DIR-S&T discovers, evaluates, and accelerates emerging technologies to preserve SOF’s operational advantage by connecting operators with government laboratories, academia, industry, and international partners. Its work includes rapid assessment events, technical experimentation, streamlined collaboration, and maturing solutions in areas such as warfighter performance, battlespace awareness, resilient communications and computing, scalable effects, and signature reduction. The directorate also supports transitioning prototypes and software into acquisition pathways. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 10% travel. The Systems Engineer serves as a liaison to an assigned organization and provides engineering, acquisition, analysis, program, and decision-support expertise to government counterparts and leadership.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must possess and maintain a TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
Must have DAWIA Practitioner Equivalency IAW the PWS (DAWIA Level II equivalent) in Test and Evaluation or Engineering (systems, computer, or electrical), or equivalent fields.
Bachelor’s degree in computer, electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering.
At least 10 years of relevant engineering experience.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in a geographically diverse organization.
Ability to work as part of a diverse team; knowledge of teambuilding principles and practices; ability to establish performance goals and assess progress.
Knowledge of fact-finding, analysis, and resolution methods for complex contracting problems, and ability to develop concrete action plans.
Knowledge of business practices and market conditions relevant to program and technical acquisition requirements.
Knowledge of technical, price, and cost analysis sufficient to review proposals and actual or estimated expenditures for reasonableness or to determine a negotiation position.
Working knowledge of project-management and scheduling software such as MS Project.
Experience with task-management systems; proficiency in building executive-level briefings; and ability to use acquisition experience to formulate and consolidate official responses to taskers and RFIs.
Ability to adjust work operations and program objectives to meet emergencies or changing program or production requirements within available resources while minimizing impacts to work quality or quantity.
Working knowledge of the Defense Acquisition System as directed by DoD Instruction 5000.02, “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System.”
Working knowledge of the Defense Acquisition Framework process.

Nice To Haves

DAWIA Level III is desired.

Responsibilities

Act as the SOF AT&L S&T primary liaison to the assigned organization.
Support government counterparts on the adequacy and clarity of engineering and analysis processes, based on daily application and agency reporting requirements.
Provide inputs for leadership status briefings on assigned programs, projects, problems, and recommended resolutions.
Support contract modifications and make technical recommendations for change-order approval.
Support budget control for the engineering effort.
Provide decision-support inputs for approval of plans, specifications, cost estimates, design calculations, schedules, cost proposals, and engineering studies.
Use advanced tools to document and analyze results of critical and complex activities and tasks.
Plan, execute, and document surveillance of design, development, and production efforts for government counterparts, using performance indicators identified in applicable engineering surveillance processes.
Complete engineering demand tasks, including reviewing engineering change proposals, requests for waivers and deviations, and nonconforming materials.
Analyze performance-indicator trends; recommend corrective actions, establish lessons learned, and help improve processes.