Systems Engineer – Sustainment Engineering

General Dynamics Information Technology•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is hiring a Systems Engineer Senior to provide sustaining engineering and product lifecycle management support for multiple Force Protection System (FPS) Family of Systems in support of the IBD-SS II program. The role contributes to planning, designing, and implementing systems engineering projects, providing technical direction to team members, and applying systems integration and design expertise. The engineer works with test engineers and technical writers to develop engineering test plans and coordinates with the Configuration Manager to maintain system product baselines. The position reviews existing Urgent Capability Acquisition programs and develops solutions to sustainment issues. Work includes investigating the root causes of errors and failures, identifying alternatives for end-of-life components, and creating and maintaining technical documentation. The engineer collaborates with engineering, training, logistics, and operational support teams, as well as government customers, to improve operations and provide reach-back support for troubleshooting, maintenance, documentation distribution, sparing, and system health reporting. The position is onsite in Huntsville, Alabama, with travel potentially required to support mission needs, including CONUS and OCONUS travel. The posting lists travel as 50–75%, with mission requirements potentially affecting travel and other role requirements. The role requires a Secret clearance on the first day and continued maintenance of that clearance. A bachelor's degree is expected, though equivalent years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Requirements

At least 5 years of related experience.
U.S. citizenship required.
Active U.S. Secret clearance required on the first day and must be maintained to remain on contract.
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree; years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Position is onsite 100% in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ability to travel as required by mission needs; the posting lists travel at 50–75%.
Knowledge of engineering processes, standards, and workflows.
Experience with systems integration, systems design, sustaining engineering, and product lifecycle management.
Superior technical writing skills, including preparation of Standard Operating Procedures, field bulletins, and maintenance plans.
Experience preparing Engineering Change Proposals and Technical Data Packages.
Experience conducting Level of Repair Analysis for commercial off-the-shelf products.
Experience with DoD systems, engineering requirements, and DoD contracts.

Nice To Haves

Quality assurance/quality control experience related to Physical Configuration Audits.
Understanding of the full engineering lifecycle, from concept through divestment.
Experience translating an Engineering BOM into a Service BOM for logistics.
Previous experience with Rapiscan and FLIR product lines.
Experience with DoW Force Protection systems, networking and computer technology, hydraulics, electronics, mechanical systems, camera technologies, and supporting software.

Responsibilities

Assist in planning, designing, and implementing systems engineering projects, providing technical direction to team members.
Work with test engineers and technical writers to develop engineering test plans and reports.
Coordinate with the Configuration Manager to maintain system product baselines.
Review existing Urgent Capability Acquisition programs and develop solutions to sustainment engineering issues.
Investigate root causes of errors or failures and identify alternatives for end-of-life components.
Create and maintain engineering and sustainment documentation.
Collaborate with engineering, training, logistics, and operational support teams and government customers to facilitate operational improvements.
Provide reach-back support for troubleshooting, maintenance, documentation distribution, sparing, and system health reporting.
Analyze failed products and identify viable solutions to improve sustainment support.
Review baseline designs for errors and failure points.
Execute Level of Repair Analysis for systems end to end.
Develop Engineering Bills of Materials from Technical Data Packages and support translation of Engineering BOMs into Service BOMs for logistics.
Attend Engineering Review Boards for engineering change requests and prepare documents for Configuration Control Boards.
Brief Engineering Change Proposals to Configuration Control Boards.
Address obsolescence issues with the IBD-SS logistics team.
Work with engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to resolve equipment malfunctions and design flaws.
Manage systems throughout their life cycle, with a focus on sustainment engineering.
Research and review designs; assist with procurement, cataloging, installation, and maintenance of Force Protection Systems.
Travel to support mission requirements, potentially both within and outside the continental United States.