What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior System Engineer position at Astrion?
Overview
Senior Systems Engineer
WORK LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, MA (In Office/On Base 5 days a week)
SALARY RANGE: $145,000 - $165,000 *
SECURITY CLEARANCE: MUST have an active Secret security clearance
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) program at Hanscom AFB, MA.
The SAOC program is a Major Defense Acquisition Program tasked with leading the development and delivery of the replacement fleet for the E-4B National Airborne Operations (NAOC).
Responsibilities
Air Force
Senior Systems Engineer
WORK LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, MA (In Office/On Base 5 days a week)
SALARY RANGE: $145,000 - $165,000 *
- depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications
SECURITY CLEARANCE: MUST have an active Secret security clearance
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) program at Hanscom AFB, MA.
The SAOC program is a Major Defense Acquisition Program tasked with leading the development and delivery of the replacement fleet for the E-4B National Airborne Operations (NAOC).
Responsibilities
- Assist in the conduct of reviews on the SAOC program to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved specifications
- Prepare technical documents which define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics of the SAOC aircraft and mission systems and subsystems. Prepare management reports and conducts technical presentations for planning, implementation and corrective action using application of engineering economy principles
- Perform validation of SAOC mission systems, including development of criteria and procedures. Analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering systems
- Provide system/program engineering, technical support and technical training to support programs/initiatives, including but not limited to: acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding and installation, and operations oversight.
- Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
- Provide proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness
- Provide concepts and requirements analyses support services including, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing:
- Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs),
- Capability Development Documents (CDDs),
- Capability Production Documents (CPDs),
- Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs),
- Military Utility Assessments (MUAs),
- Concepts of Operation (CONOPs),
- Technology Development Strategies
- FCAs/PCAs, and
- Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been approved and entered into a system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product)
- Minimum: Engineering degree, and 15 years of experience in systems engineering and/or weapon systems development, 8 of which must be in support of DoD acquisition contracts; or 20 years of experience in a engineering discipline, 10 of which must be in support of the DoD.
- Prefer experience with major aircraft development programs
- Progressive experience in engineering development projects, to include engineering documentation, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits to enable government ownership of the program technical baseline
- Security Clearance: Secret (minimum); Top Secret (preferred)
Air Force
Salary : $145,000 - $165,000