Senior Systems Engineer

Job Description:

Duties will include but not limited to:

- Assist the engineering team leader in developing engineering procedures and controls, assisting in the management of project efforts, and recommending problem resolution for aircraft research, development, production, and lifecycle acquisition and sustainment activities; interface with weapons system Contractors, vendors, and Government representatives regarding the technical aspects of engineering activities; independently apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, oversee, and evaluate weapons system development and sustainment activities; review and prepare engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation; and provide engineering expertise, oversight, and participation to activities involving weapons system and associated SE hardware/software development, integration and test, configuration management, QA testing, and acquisition and resource management.

- Assist the Government by providing all required engineering support to accomplish FMS activities, investigation and rectification of issues affecting FMS, interfacing with both government and Contractor SMEs and other parties as required to address FMS inquiries, and in general to satisfy program needs.

- Assist the Government in performing analysis required to integrate new subsystems and capabilities to MAUAS platforms.

- Support the development and/or integration of EO/IR, signals intelligence, electronic warfare, or other payloads, to include either embedded or podded systems and associated processing and exploitation resources into the MQ-9 weapons system.

- Serve as a liaison with Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP) and other DoD projects in support of current and future MQ-9 mission requirements.

-Assist the Government in performing analysis and developing documentation to support Airworthiness certification for flight test and fielding of special projects subsystems and capabilities.

- Draft documentation for the definition of requirements, analyses of alternatives, program technical and management reviews, test readiness reviews, test events and post-test reviews.

- Draft documentation for the development of technical/engineering input for efforts to include, and is not be limited to, requirements definition, test documentation, SOW development, production specifications, interface documentation and Government furnished equipment.

- Participate in design reviews, TIMs, and program management reviews.

- Provide support of the management and execution of resolution of identified deficiencies with operational systems.

- Provide advisory and draft documentation assistance for the development of briefings and reports required to update program leadership on progress.

Required Skills/Education: Master of Sciences (MS) degree in an engineering field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, OR, Bachelors of Science (BS) degree and 15 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed. Of those, 5 must be in the DoD.

Education: Engineering Degree

Years’ Experience: 12

Travel: Yes

Security Clearance Required: Secret

Position Type: Full Time

Work Location: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Top salaries paid for qualified candidates.

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Sumaria is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor.

Sumaria Systems, LLC (Sumaria) is a market leader in Professional Services, Engineering, and Information Technology has been a trusted partner to U. S. Department of Defense communities for more than 30 years. Sumaria Systems only provides engineering services to the federal government, and does not provide professional engineering or surveying services to the public within the meaning of Ohio Revised Code Section 4733.16. With expertise to lead, insight to deliver and commitment to succeed; we staff each mission with a carefully selected team of seasoned professionals. Headquartered in Danvers, MA, with operating locations in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia.