Senior General/Interdisciplinary Engineer

SENIOR GENERAL/INTERDISIPLINARY ENGINEER

LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, MA

JOB STATUS: Full-time, Hybrid

CLEARANCE: Secret

SALARY: $135,000 - $145,000

TRAVEL: 20% 

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a SENIOR GENERAL/INTERDISIPLINARY ENGINEER providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Electronic Systems Directorate (AFLCMC/ES). 

The Air Force Program Execution Office for PEO Electronic Systems (AFPEO/ES) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO ES portfolio, which includes over 130 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies. AFLCMC/PEO ES is headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS.

*Position Contingent on Position Award*

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an active Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS  

Education:

• Bachelors degree in related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD OR
• 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight of which must be in DoD. 

Technical Skills

• Systems engineering support for weapon system and subsystem planning, implementation, sustainment, and modernization efforts
• Preparation of technical documentation, engineering analyses, management reports, and executive-level briefings
• Requirements development, technical evaluation, and recommendation of system/subsystem characteristics and performance improvements
• Application of engineering economy principles to support decision-making, cost-benefit analysis, and program execution
• Engineering problem-solving and corrective action planning across complex technical environments
• Technical program support utilizing Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project for analysis and reporting
• Cross-functional collaboration supporting engineering, program management, logistics, and operational stakeholders

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical information to diverse audiences
• Self-starter who effectively manages priorities and drives tasks to completion with minimal oversight
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder environments
• Analytical problem-solving skills with a focus on identifying issues and developing practical solutions
• Excellent time management and organizational skills to balance multiple projects and deadlines
• Detail-oriented professional with a commitment to accuracy, quality, and continuous improvement
• Adaptable and proactive team player capable of supporting evolving mission and program requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include, but not limited to: 

Design & Architectures

• 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) 
• Risk Management Framework Certification, coordination and generation of RMF artifacts and approvals from the appropriate external agencies (currently CENTCOM) for authority to transmit on the global grid.  Efforts may include requesting and reviewing system scans and other supporting data/briefings to obtain certifications
• Conduct systems architectural analyses to include system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessment to 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 base-lined 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

Position will be expected to execute network analysis for the Kuwait Air Operations Center Program.  This effort takes in a multitude of Command and Control Sensor data and integrates it into 1 common air Picture at the AOC Command Headquarters.  Experience in Network connectivity, analysis, impact of COMSEC, interfaces and differing data sets for integration is required/highly desirable.  

Ability to analyze several different system requirements for integration in a network environment is key as there is a mix of new and legacy systems and possibly the need to implement a cross domain solution.