Senior Production Systems Engineer

Role Overview

• Review customer specifications and mission requirements and develop standardized processes to translate them to radar requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce processes to manage customer configurations throughout their lifecycle (inception through sunset).
• Maintain and improve processes supporting the release of customer configurations to production test equipment.
• Communicate effectively (written and oral) with customers and cross-functional teams including manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and technical personnel.
• Coordinate technical activities and progress with management, professionals, technicians, and support staff.
• Contribute to strategic technology planning and innovation to transform the business model.
• Lead technical activities and teams of engineers to deliver programs on time and within budget.
• Mentor and guide less-experienced engineers; provide technical expertise and support to engineering and support personnel.
• Determine system specifications, including architectural design and requirements engineering.
• Establish and maintain the integrated system technical baseline, including agile change management processes.
• Analyze, design, develop, implement, document, and support testing of products, systems, and subsystems.
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks.
• Drive design-to-cost and design-for-manufacture objectives.
• Utilize computer-aided engineering and other design/analysis tools as required.
• Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements.
• Support acquisition of hardware, software, and subcontractor services.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services.
• Provide cost, budget, and schedule inputs for design assignments and technical activities.
• Participate in proposal preparation and technical planning efforts.
• Attend engineering, customer, and business meetings as required.
• Support, communicate, and reinforce the mission, values, and culture of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of experience
• Experience with version control using git
• Experience with test automation and PowerShell scripting
• Ability to lead a technical group independently
• DOD Secret level clearance or ability to obtain a clearance.
• Broad systems engineering experience including thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles.
• Ability to develop system requirements from limited customer requirements.
• Experience developing system engineering artifacts (e.g. specifications, Interface Control Documents, Use Cases, System Architecture Descriptions, Trade Studies, etc.).
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to independently execute work tasks in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment.
• Strong written, communication, and presentation skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Benefits

• comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• employer matching 401(k) retirement plan
• paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave)
• parental leave benefits
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development support
• life and disability insurance coverage
• wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
• flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program
• community service hours