Systems Engineer

Brandes Associates Inc.•Leesdale, CA

31d•$135,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

BAI, a defense contractor, is seeking a journeyman level Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer to work at NAWCWD, Point Mugu. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.

Requirements

Between 3 to 10 years of experience performing the duties described in the Functional Description
Experience with Visual Studio development environment software
Experience with C++, C#, Microsoft ActiveX; and Python object or component oriented development software
Experience with Microsoft and Linux operating systems
Experience with creating and evaluating schematics diagrams
Experience applying electrical and communication concepts and standards such as power budget analysis and MIL-STD-1553
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening—for staff, customer and organizational level communications, both formal and informal
Ability to work independently; self-starter
Working knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
Must possess an active DoD Secret security clearance (Top Secret preferred) and be able to maintain it. Applicants will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
The applicant must have US citizenship at the time of application.

Nice To Haves

Top Secret preferred security clearance

Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for military, communications, aerospace, scientific, and general computing applications
Set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements
May design embedded systems software
Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis
Working at the customers site with government personnel to ensure program success
Evaluate hardware interface documents to design/build equipment such as cable and interface box for interfacing with multiple hardware
Design, build, and maintain test equipment and test rack for supporting integration and test activities
Provide clear and unambiguous requirements to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for correction and designs for EW systems such as APR-39, AAQ-24 and AAQ-45 programs along with the evaluation and analysis of system performance
Review and provide input to the OEM Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and witnessing the ATP at the OEM facility
Testing and validating the Operational Flight Program (OFP), Mission Data Files, and/or User Data Modules for the APR-39, AAQ-24 and AAQ-45
Responsible for the test planning, identifying resources required, and execute the test
Generate a test reports in accordance with the current MDEWSSA IPT processes
Document any defect found during testing using the Defect Management System
Conducting an Engineering Review Board (ERB)
Writing and updating intermediate and final technical documents including system requirements and design specifications/documents, white papers, and engineering notes
Participate in project related meetings (milestone reviews, agile ceremonies, status, design, etc.), and both host and conduct technical meetings and teleconferences