Systems Engineer - Journeyman

Applied Research Solutions•Bedford, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a full-time Systems Engineer to work at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, Massachusetts. The role provides systems engineering and technical support across program acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, evolution, deployment, installation, and operations oversight. The engineer supports program reviews, technical baselines, requirements and interfaces, system validation and testing, risk management, and analysis of system performance, cost, reliability, and schedule. The position also applies digital engineering methods and supports decision-making through trade studies, modeling, simulations, and technical reporting.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have an active Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics.
Minimum of 5 years of technical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Review program portfolios and proposed plans to recommend alternatives and improve systems engineering programs and processes.
Manage and sustain program technical baselines.
Design and perform system-level tests to verify subsystem and system performance against approved specifications.
Conduct program reviews of proposed plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results.
Prepare technical documents defining, specifying, and recommending system and subsystem characteristics.
Prepare management reports and deliver technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective action, applying engineering economy principles.
Validate systems, including developing validation criteria and procedures.
Analyze and evaluate results of major engineering systems.
Provide systems/program engineering, technical support, and technical training for acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, evolution, deployment, installation, and operations oversight.
Provide engineering support and inputs to program and project risk management in compliance with Air Force SEAM processes.
Perform problem and gap definition, trade-space analysis, science and technology roadmap analysis, set-based design for concept development, MODA, and cost-versus-capability trade-off analysis.
Implement Digital Engineering, Digital Thread, and Digital Twin techniques across the system lifecycle.
Apply engineering expertise to systems and subsystems, including configuration management, data management, security, and technical integration.
Manage complex system interfaces, identify and document interfaces, and ensure effective integration of multiple subsystems.
Ensure system requirements meet user requirements; use user requirements to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate system concepts, perform assessments, and review system designs.
Perform or support capability analyses and COTS/GOTS evaluations, select components, and develop system interfaces that comply with DoD and commercially accepted standards and requirements.
Construct system models and simulations to demonstrate the ability to meet user requirements.
Conduct engineering performance, cost-effectiveness, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessment, and scheduling trade-off studies; document findings in technical reports as directed by the task order.
Provide aid or guidance as necessary in completing other engineering tasks.
Perform other duties as assigned.