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Job Description
Job Description
MDR is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Systems Engineer to join our team! In this role you will provide support to the Missile Defense Agency Targets and Countermeasures (MDA / TC) Program Office. Duties will include supporting target programs throughout the development life-cycle in identifying, analyzing, planning, and directing implementation of resolution / mitigation initiatives for programmatic issues bearing on timely and efficient execution of the program and / or which affect the acquisition of targets and launch vehicles required for Missile Defense System testing and support to other agencies. Duties will also include engineering analysis and developing technical assessments for target systems, including proposed or requested changes, deviations and waivers to guidance, technical and performance specifications, and procedures to support decision affecting acquisition and / or mission execution.
What You'll Be Doing :
- Work in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment providing technical expertise to assist the Government in the oversight of program acquisition and development activities
- Serve as point of contact for : document reviews, Objective Evidence verification, Entrance and Exit Criteria tailoring for major milestone reviews, status of target systems, process questions, and working groups and boards
- Work with MDA / TC Program Chief Engineers (CE), Chief Product Engineers (CPE) and other propulsion systems team members
- Develop executive briefings, analysis and summaries a needed to support program management, risk management, and other tasks as directed by customer
- Provide "boots on the ground" test and integration assessments of target buildup and report daily to Government Customer and provide Government Customer with hardware closeout recommendations, coordination and updated hardware status
- Provides engineering review of other Long Range Targets Office (TCI) program hardware changes and provide an Engineering assessment of objective evidence products for upcoming Design Review
- Work with Chief Engineers, Program Managers and Product Engineers and Managers to support major Engineering, Technical and Test Reviews while supporting appropriate target and propulsion system technical boards
- Maintain configuration control of briefings, white papers, analysis and program documents
- Identify, analyze, and direct implementation of resolution / mitigation initiatives for programmatic issues bearing on timely and efficient execution of the program
- Proactively identify risks, factors and issues that could affect program execution from a cost, performance, schedule, or political perspective. Develop and coordinate mitigation and resolution plans with internal MDA and external stakeholders, in accordance with MDA and MDA / TC Risk Management guidance / policies
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