Job Description
Position Summary:
Qualifications:
Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Engineer supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center JASSM division (AFLCMC/EBJ) at Eglin AFB, FL. This role focuses on requirements development, technical analysis, system integration, engineering documentation, and program support for complex defense systems.
Responsibilities:Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Support engineering activities across all phases of DoD acquisition, including requirements, architecture, design, integration, test, and verification/validation.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation such as engineering plans, reports, briefings, and review artifacts.
- Evaluate mission needs, user requirements, system concepts, and capability gaps.
- Conduct trade studies, cost analyses, risk assessments, and modeling/simulation to support program decisions.
- Review proposals, modifications, design data, drawings, and system performance results for technical accuracy and feasibility.
- Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) using government-approved tools and methods.
- Provide engineering support for system integration, upgrades, training systems, and simulator evaluations.
- Participate in technical reviews such as CDRs, TRAs, TIMs, and readiness assessments.
- Assist in source selection activities in an advisory capacity (non‑decision‑making).
- Provide program engineering support for acquisition, development, testing, deployment, sustainment, and risk management.
- Prepare technical presentations, reports, and recommendations for leadership and stakeholders.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen
Clearance: Current Top Secret clearance
Education and experience:
- Bachelor of Science degree in related discipline from rom a college or university with an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering program and 20 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science degree in related discipline and 15 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in related discipline and 5 years of relevant experience
- Must have test and integration engineering experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in weapons test and platform integration.
- Prior support of weapon system acquisition programs or advanced test/evaluation environments.
Additionally, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following:
Technical Skills
- Experience supporting DoD systems, acquisition programs, or weapon system engineering preferred.
- Knowledge of systems engineering principles, requirements development, risk management, and verification/validation.
- Familiarity with DoDI 5000.02 and Air Force acquisition processes is a plus.
- Ability to analyze complex technical data and communicate findings clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
Interpersonal Skills
- Ability to operate independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to support complex, mission-critical programs
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Additional Information
Location: Eglin AFB, FL
Travel: May be required up to 10–20% depending on program needs
Work Environment: Onsite
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Company Overview:Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.
Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Niceville, Florida |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1997 |
| Website | http://www.odysseyconsult.com |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Parking, Professional Development, 401K, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance, Military Leave, On Site Cafeteria
About Company
Established in 1997, Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. is a leading provider of management, analytical, and technical support services for government and private-sector customers. Odyssey delivers innovative solutions in response to complex and challenging customer requirements.
Our portfolio of successful projects demonstrates our ability to efficiently plan, staff, and manage efforts of all scopes and sizes. Our employees provide tailored functional expertise in technology, engineering, and management principles. We offer vast experience in acquisition strategy development and document generation; source selection support; cost, schedule, and performance management; systems engineering and analysis; risk management; cost/benefit and earned value analysis; computer-based training development; communication planning and operations; and lifecycle sustainment and product support. Odyssey also offers research and acquisition support services to the DoD medical domain, leading DoD medical mission support through several prime services contracts.
A six-time Inc. 5000 honoree, Odyssey has earned recognition on the 2019 Inc. 5000 as one of the most successful companies in America. In Inc.’s annual guide to the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S., we were ranked #162 in the Government Services category, delivering a wide range of services to DoD customers and beyond.
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