Systems Engineer

Apogee Engineering, LLC•Tampa, FL

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (SOF AT&L) Program Executive Office for Maritime (PEO-M). The position supports government counterparts and engineering work related to combat diving equipment, surface systems, and undersea platforms for Naval Special Warfare operators. It is a full-time, on-site role at MacDill AFB, Florida, with 25% travel.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
DAWIA Practitioner Equivalency under the PWS (DAWIA Level II equivalent) in Engineering, Program Management, or Science and Technology (S&T), or ability to attain it within six months of hire with approved customer deferral.
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
10 years of systems engineering or systems integration experience supporting acquisition programs.
Experience preparing, reviewing, and interpreting design concepts and conveying ideas and formulating working drawings using computer-aided design systems and graphical interface systems.
Experience developing test requirements and overall objectives and preparing test plans to meet project requirements.
Experience evaluating state-of-the-art scientific and environmental/engineering technologies and incorporating them into the planning, design, operation, maintenance, repair, and upgrade of applicable systems.
Knowledge of professional engineering program-management principles, practices, and policies, including program planning and budget cycles and financial control/budgeting systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience with U.S. Navy or commercial submarine, submersible, or naval ship design, construction or certification, and testing processes and criteria.
Master’s degree in an engineering field and eight years of systems engineering or systems integration experience supporting acquisition programs.
At least three years of experience with IACS, ABS, or DNV GL.
Knowledge of SOF-unique acquisition processes.
Maritime experience.

Responsibilities

Advise government counterparts on the adequacy and clarity of agency engineering and analysis processes, drawing on daily application of those processes and reporting requirements.
Review engineering change proposals, waiver and deviation requests, and nonconforming materials.
Use advanced tools to document and analyze results of critical and complex activities and tasks.
Provide status briefing inputs to leadership about assigned programs, projects, problems, and recommended resolutions.
Adjust technical support to address emergencies, changing programs, and production requirements while maintaining completeness and accuracy within available resources.
Work with organizational managers, budget personnel, and engineering authorities to develop proposed projects and obtain approval.
Evaluate and recommend programs and development plans using multidisciplinary engineering knowledge and applicable IACS, ABS, and DNV GL standards.
Support contract modifications and provide technical recommendations for change-order approval; support budget control for engineering efforts.
Provide decision-support inputs for approval of plans, specifications, cost estimates, design calculations, schedules, cost proposals, and engineering studies.
Support technical evaluation elements of market surveys conducted for assigned projects and programs.
Plan, execute, and document surveillance of design, development, and production efforts for government counterparts using performance indicators in applicable engineering surveillance processes.
Analyze performance-indicator trends to help government counterparts manage agency-level indicators, recommend corrective actions, establish lessons learned, and improve processes.