System Engineer III - Flraa

S3, Inc. is a rapidly diversifying business, approaching 1000 employees, founded in 1991, and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. S³, Inc. provides technical, programmatic, logistics, maintenance, and training services to space, missile and aviation organizations, other Government agencies, Partner Nation militaries, and DoW requirements, at CONUS and OCONUS sites co-located with customer requirements. With a staff that is 80% veterans, the company operates under an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³'s Agile Engineering Division (AED) supports PAE/PMO technical services for offensive and defensive fires and for PAE Aviation and PMO's.

S3, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS - provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I - provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and GLSS - provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S3, Inc. and its subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and augment staff for contract growth. We are proud to offer above-industry-standard benefits and encourage our team members to build fulfilling careers with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us, and let us build something great together!

S³ Inc. has an opening for a System Engineer to support the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) / MV-75 Cheyenne II at Redstone Arsenal, AL.

This position is contingent on award of contract.

The Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Project Office (FLRAA PO) is responsible for Development, Production & Fielding the Army's MV-75 Cheyenne II. The FLRAA manages multiple phases of acquisition, development, production, modification, recapitalization, sustainment, and foreign military sales for the MV-75 Cheyenne.

Description:

The Systems Engineer provides foundational technical and engineering support to the FLRAA Project Office during the development, production, and lifecycle management of the Army's premier tiltrotor aircraft, the MV-75 Cheyenne II. This role assists multi-disciplinary engineering teams in tracking technical requirements, managing platform interfaces, and evaluating design baselines to ensure the aircraft meets speed, range, payload, and airworthiness objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in tracking, decomposing, and mapping system performance requirements for the MV-75 Cheyenne II using specialized systems engineering tools.
• Participate in platform-level milestone reviews, including Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Critical Design Reviews (CDR).
• Help maintain technical baselines, interface control documents, and configuration data packages for major aircraft subsystems (airframe, avionics, and propulsion).
• Support the monitoring of technical risks, action items, and engineering change proposals under senior engineer guidance.
• Assist in gathering and compiling compliance data from upcoming component evaluations, flight simulations, and integration tests.
• Provide technical input and recommendations to senior engineers and program management in support of program objectives.
• Assist in the creation and tracking of project schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Support other technical tasks and initiatives as required, while continuously learning and growing in the field.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or a closely related STEM field) with four (4) years of relevant experience.
• Basic understanding of systems engineering processes, configuration management, or computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to maintain a D.O.W. Secret Security Clearance.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills, solid technical writing capabilities, and a desire to learn defense aviation airworthiness frameworks.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior internship experience within an aviation engineering, defense contracting, or military systems environment.

• Familiarity with military airworthiness standards or Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) architectures.

• Knowledge of aviation systems or experience working with military aviation platforms.

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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