Senior Systems Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

Do you have at least 10 years' DoD Systems Engineer experience? Do you possess DAWIA Level III certification in the Engineering Management field? If you answered yes to both of those questions, and are ready to support a major DoD Client, we invite you to continue and consider applying for this position.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

St. Michael's is hiring to fill a Sr. Systems Engineer position to support a Department of Defense (DoD) client. In this position you must have demonstrated knowledge and experience providing technical consultation involving applicable test engineering technology; determine test requirements and overall objectives; prepare test plans to meet the requirement of the project. This is a client-facing role that will benefit from your previous experience completing advanced engineering demand tasks such as reviewing engineering change proposals, requests for waivers and deviations, and nonconforming materials. Our core value of Commitment is key as your ability and desire to achieve excellence will assist the client achieve their goal.

LOCATION

MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL

REQUIREMENTS

• At least 10 years DoD Systems Engineer experience
• DAWIA level 3 certification, Engineering Management
• 3 years DoD experience in Military Communications, Signals Intelligence, or Information Technology
• Working knowledge of the Defense Acquisition System as directed by DoD Instruction 5000.02, "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System" and the Defense Acquisition Framework process
• 3 years DoD experience in Information Technology
• Master's Degree
• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluates and recommends programs and development plans, utilizing a professional knowledge of multi-discipline engineering.
• Works with organizational managers, budget personnel, and engineering authorities to develop and gain approval for proposed projects.
• Supports technical evaluation elements of market surveys conducted in conjunction with assigned projects and programs.
• Provides technical consultation involving applicable test engineering technology; determines test requirements and overall objectives; prepare test plans to meet the requirement of the project.
• Supports improvement and modernization, advanced strategic planning, marketing, and technical symposia; supports management of the organization's direct and reimbursable budget and verification of test program funds.
• Directs and coordinates engineering and maintenance programs and informs development of criteria for specialized critical system design.
• Plans, develops, and implements procedures for review of acquisition programs and military engineering programs; directs engineering sufficiency review of these programs until turnover.
• Provides decision support inputs for approval of plans, specification, cost estimates, design calculations, schedules, cost proposals, and engineering studies.
• Applies advanced tools to document and analyze the results of critical, complex activities, and tasks.
• Plans, executes, and documents surveillance of design, development, and production efforts on behalf of government counterparts, using performance indicators identified in applicable engineering surveillance processes
• Provides significant, expert-level support to government counterparts regarding the adequacy and clarity of agency engineering and analysis processes based on daily application of the processes and agency reporting requirements.
• Completes advanced engineering demand tasks such as reviewing engineering change proposals, requests for waivers and deviations, and nonconforming materials.
• Supports contract modification and makes technical recommendations for change order approval.
• Provides expert level inputs for status briefings to leadership, outlining assigned programs, projects, problems, and recommended resolution.
• Analyzes trends in performance indicators to assist government counterparts with managing-Agency level performance indicators, recommending corrective action, establishing lessons learned, and influencing the improvement of processes.

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