General Interdisciplinary Engineer, Journeyman - Secret

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a General/Interdisciplinary Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Airborne Warning and Control System (AFLCMC/HBS/WIW). The Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Division, has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to deliver airborne Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2) capabilities that support joint, allied, coalition, humanitarian, and homeland defense operations. Modernization efforts enable continued involvement with worldwide operations by revitalizing legacy mission systems, replacing aging computer architectures, integrating multi‑sensor data fusion, and improving global expeditionary readiness and availability. Additionally, the Division assists in the planned divestiture of the E‑3 platform and in shaping development of follow‑on capabilities for future airborne C2 systems.

This is a full time Hybrid position located at Tinker AFB, OK.

*Position Contingent Upon Contract Award*

Essential Job Functions:

Duties include, but not limited to: 

Design & Architectures

• The Contractor shall provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal). Tasks may also include supporting Foreign Military Sales.
• Conduct and support all engineering and technical activities required during the material solution analysis, technology, engineering, and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operation and support phases of the systems acquisition process. Develop/prepare engineering and technical documentation inherently part of the activities listed above (e.g. Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)…), systems review and analysis with written reporting, briefing, and artifact development as required for all of the technical specialty areas defined in this section; and the planning and execution of all necessary technical reviews, assessments, and interchange meetings (e.g. Critical Design Review(CDR), Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA), Reliability Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM)) and associated artifacts (e.g. Critical Design Review entry and exit criteria).
• Conduct systems architectural analyses to include system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessment
• Produce architectures, document planned and existing systems, determine deficiencies, develop alternatives, recommend solutions, and support development of a plan to implement the chosen solution per acquisition and sustainment system engineering processes. This may include traditional architecture development or Model Based Systems Engineering processes.
• Track and ensure system architecture and interoperability requirements for the baselined system is maintained.
• Detail operational requirements and functional interactions within the system and with other systems, considering life cycle costs, logistics supportability, human factors, et al, to determine if the basic building blocks of the system are defined in sufficient detail to support a development program effort
• Translate DoD user requirements into system requirements for designing, developing, testing and evaluating systems and subsystems using USAF and DoD approved acquisition methods.
• Provide engineering analysis of system training, training equipment and simulator requirements; prepare technical documentation; and provide engineering evaluation of equipment and simulator designs

Acquisition

• Understand and implement robust DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes to address the life-cycle requirements of each product support area
• Prepare and review program specifications for items, processes and materials. Develop and utilize analytical, simulation, MBSE and digital engineering analysis techniques to optimize system performance and/or system effectiveness; establish system sensitivities, define system parameters, evaluate hardware and validate flight test results in terms of overall system relationships and applications.
• Develop, prepare, review, and integrate selected milestone review documentation, periodic reports, and certifications as identified in current DoD and AF acquisition policy
• Review, evaluate and monitor acquisition Contractor drawings for completeness, currency, technical accuracy and conformance to requirements, specifications, regulations and quality control to ensure compliance with ASME technical Data Package format and requirements

Technical Management

• Complete and support requirements definition and analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification and validation, transition, decision analysis, requirements management, risk management, interface management, and configuration management
• Facilitate the transfer of information, lessons learned and best practices across all customers and contractors serviced under this task order within constraints of proprietary rights
• Perform market research and trade studies to assess current and future systems to ensure they that meet mission needs/requirements. Conduct, define and evaluate system cost, schedule, and technical performance. Perform reviews, studies (including root cause analysis), audits, evaluations and analyses and provide technical recommendations to the Government.
• Conduct engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability and maintainability, risk and scheduling trade-off studies
• Develop USAF approved Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), test plans and procedures, prepare test readiness reviews and associated test documentation using DoD and USAF standard processes, execute developmental tests and assist in operational test planning/execution, and evaluate tests in support of acquisition and sustainment programs.
• Participate in integrated logistics support efforts, provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order management, configuration management, evaluation of quality deficiency reports, and/or identification of alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing/materiel sources preferred

Travel: 20% (Hanscom, Seattle)

*Position Contingent Upon Contract Award*

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. 

 Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 3 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 3 of which must be in the DoD OR 7 years of directly related experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD.

Must hold an active Secret clearance.

Desired Skills:

Technical Skills

• Develop and prepare technical documentation recommending system and subsystem characteristics, including engineering analyses and corrective action plans.
• Create management reports and technical presentations supporting planning, implementation, and sustainment activities.
• Apply engineering theories, principles, and economy concepts to evaluate system performance, cost, risk, and life‑cycle considerations.
• Perform requirements analysis, architecture development, integration, verification/validation, and configuration management across the acquisition life cycle.
• Conduct trade studies, market research, root‑cause analyses, audits, evaluations, and technical reviews, providing recommendations to government stakeholders.
• Support test planning and execution (TEMP development, test readiness reviews, developmental and operational test support).
• Perform engineering performance assessments including cost‑effectiveness, producibility, reliability, maintainability, and scheduling trade‑off studies.
• Utilize Microsoft Office Suite to produce documentation, reports, presentations, and analytical artifacts.
• Collaborate across customers and contractor teams to facilitate information transfer, lessons learned, and best practices.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong communication skills for interfacing with program offices, government personnel, contractors, and cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Self‑starter capable of working independently while following established processes and program guidelines.
• Effective team collaborator able to coordinate across engineering, logistics, test, and acquisition disciplines.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving skills for troubleshooting technical issues and developing successful outcomes.
• Solid time‑management abilities for balancing documentation, analysis, testing, and stakeholder coordination.