Systems Integration Engineer

R&P Technologies, LLC • Washington, DC, DC

9h

About The Position

R&P is seeking a senior systems engineer with Virginia Class submarine experience to support the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program Office in Washington, D.C. The CPS Program is developing and fielding hypersonic weapons capabilities for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. The role is within the program’s systems engineering and integration division, with a primary focus on integrating CPS weapon systems into Virginia Class submarines. R&P is a mid-sized defense contractor that provides engineering, logistics, program management, and technical services to government clients.

The engineer will provide technical and systems-engineering support across research, development, production, and operations. Work includes technical reviews and advice, requirements and interface support, risk analysis, technical issue resolution, program coordination, reporting, and support for transition of research and development into production. The role also supports technical baseline configuration management and preparation of specifications and program documentation.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must have an active DoD Secret-level clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 11 years of professional systems engineering experience, or a master’s degree in a relevant field and at least 6 years of professional experience.

Nice To Haves

• Seven years of experience providing engineering support to U.S. Navy Systems Commands or Strategic Systems Program organizations.
• Virginia Class submarine experience.
• Experience with missile launcher development, testing, and submarine platform integration.
• Experience with weapon control system platform integration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct design studies and evaluations related to research, development, production, and operations.
• Review and comment on technical documentation submissions from work performers and provide technical advice to the CPS program office.
• Provide engineering and technical support and advice on problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for complex systems.
• Assess and recommend system development, improvements, optimization, and support efforts.
• Perform risk assessments and analysis using modeling and simulation techniques.
• Support identification, tracking, and resolution of systems engineering issues involving technical interfaces, technology insertion, design improvements, and other program initiatives.
• Prepare technical presentations, briefings, and papers for program management issues, including technical design reviews and technical review boards.
• Collaborate with and coordinate CPS program office stakeholders, including Government National Team members and the Army Hypersonics Program Office, and act as a liaison when required.
• Identify technical issues requiring resolution and work with Government team leads to facilitate resolution; support timely decisions and review and adjudication of design products and written correspondence.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans for cost, schedule, and technical issues.
• Provide weekly reports on significant issues and actions.
• Support transition of research and development efforts into production and manage technical activities.
• Support research and development objectives across flight systems and multiple engineering disciplines, including electrical and mechanical design, navigation, guidance and control, telemetry and instrumentation, flight software, re-entry hardware, flight termination systems, requirements definition, allocation and verification, and mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces.
• Recommend procedures or procedure modifications to solve complex problems while considering defense system capacity and limitations, operating time, and desired results.
• Support preparation of detailed specifications for research programs.
• Conduct assessments and make recommendations for program design, testing, and documentation using knowledge of research application phases, analysis, programming, and research analysis techniques.
• Support technical baseline configuration management planning, including configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits.

Benefits

• Contributions toward health insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Other non-salary benefits.
• Highly competitive compensation package; exact salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior