Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

LOCATION: Hanscom MA

JOB STATUS: Full-Time

Salary Range: $135,000 - 150,000

CLEARANCE: Secret

TRAVEL: Limited; As Needed

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Ground Base Air Defense Sensor division (AFLCMC/ESG).

The ESG Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.

This is a full time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance : Must have and be able to maintain an active Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD

• Requirements development; production/deployment; operations/support
• Architectures development & implementation
• Modeling & simulation; MBSE principles; verification & validation
• Technical data package development/sustainment
• Configuration management principles
• Experience with network architectures, embedded systems, application deployment, cloud deployment, and virtualization
• Familiarity with DoD Acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production & Deployment
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations, live aircrew training, TTP development, and Range Infrastructure architectures/systems

Technical Skills

• Broad theoretical and practical knowledge of systems engineering for acquisition
• Engineering support across system lifecycle (requirements through disposal)
• Understanding and implementation of DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes
• Familiarity with Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production & Deployment activities
• Use of analytical, simulation, MBSE, and digital engineering tools (as provided)

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to work closely with Government and EPASS logisticians, program managers, and engineers

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Conduct comprehensive program portfolio reviews to evaluate and recommend alternative plans, enhance systems engineering processes, manage and sustain technical baselines, and design/perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and system performance aligns with approved specifications.
• Review and evaluate alternative plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results to verify subsystem and system performance compliance with program specifications.
• Prepare technical documentation defining and recommending system/subsystem characteristics, management reports, and technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective actions, applying engineering economy principles.
• Perform system validations, including criteria and procedure development, and analyze/evaluate major engineering system results.
• Provide engineering, technical support, and training for programs/initiatives, including acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, evolution, deployment, fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
• Support risk management activities in alignment with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) processes.
• Conduct formal trade studies considering engineering performance, effectiveness, cost-performance balance, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
• Offer technical recommendations through reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, procedural guidance, and documentation, supporting engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Analyze proposals to compare and quantify technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness of proposed systems and components.

Concepts and Requirements Analysis:

• Review and analyze key documents, including Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), and Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs).
• Conduct assessments of military utility, operational concepts (CONOPs), technology development strategies, functional configuration audits (FCAs), physical configuration audits (PCAs), and technology standards profiles.
• Analyze system concepts and user requirements entered into system requirements baselines (functional, allocated, and product).

Engineering Process Support:

• Assist in material solution analysis, technology development, engineering, manufacturing, production, deployment, and operations support.
• Provide support for engineering technical processes, including version/configuration control, requirements analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and decision analysis.
• Perform risk, configuration, technical data, and interface management, as well as technical planning and assessments.

Technical Reviews and Documentation:

• Support planning and execution of technical reviews (e.g., System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessments) and develop associated documentation (e.g., Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan).
• Develop systems engineering documentation, ensuring understanding of systems-of-systems interactions, configuration management, technical data packages, and acquisition/sustainment engineering processes.