Electrical Engineer

About the role

The role involves providing expert-level support to Department of Defense (DoD) programs by assisting government leadership with decision-making, planning, and execution throughout the acquisition lifecycle. Specific responsibilities include applying technical and professional expertise to ensure compliance with applicable policies and regulations, contributing to mission success, and helping deliver critical capabilities to the warfighter.

Responsibilities

• Provide Electrical Engineering support for programs and projects, involving all aspects of system engineering from concept development to operations & support.
• Conduct system engineering reviews and analyses throughout the system lifecycle, including concept development, demonstration and validation, engineering and manufacturing development, production, deployment, and operations & support.
• Develop and/or refine system features, enhancing, extending, or validating existing processes, data, methods, or techniques.
• Assist in translating DoD user requirements into system requirements to guide the design, development, fabrication, testing, and evaluation of systems, subsystems, and equipment.
• Review overall system design baselines to assess architecture and interoperability requirements.
• Support the development of system specifications and architecture products.
• Perform independent analysis of engineering change proposals, specifications, and vendor submissions, providing recommendations to the Government POC regarding their acceptability.
• Conduct life cycle cost evaluations on proposed systems and components.
• Assist with test and evaluation (T&E) activities, including test planning, execution, and result assessments to ensure compliance with operational requirements.
• Evaluate and coordinate the availability and capability of major DoD and civilian test resources and facilities.
• Schedule and secure required test resources in alignment with program office objectives.
• Monitor, assess, and report on T&E efforts, ensuring adherence to project timelines and requirements.
• Assist in designing, planning, executing, analyzing, reporting, and documenting test and evaluation programs, including certifications and compliance procedures.
• Contribute to the development of technical plans by reviewing technical documents, participating in working groups, tracking risk and issue resolution, and supporting special studies to evaluate alternative approaches.
• Provide support for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) efforts as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a professional engineering discipline and at least 3 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 3 of which must be in the DoD, OR 7+ years of directly related experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD.
• Technical Expertise: Experience and/or training in the following electrical engineering disciplines: Design & Development, Modeling & Simulation, Test & Evaluation, Foreign Ground Radar Intelligence, DoD Acquisition Processes.
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat Operations, including live aircrew training and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) development, Range Infrastructure Architectures & Systems, and Foreign Ground Radar technology and applications.

Qualifications

• US Citizen.
• Master’s Degree in a professional engineering discipline and at least 3 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 3 of which must be in the DoD, OR 7+ years of directly related experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD.
• Degree from an ABET-accredited educational program.

Skills

• Practical engineering knowledge of a wide range of established system engineering principles, concepts, and methods, with an emphasis on electrical engineering.
• Experience in system engineering reviews and analyses throughout the system lifecycle.
• Ability to translate DoD user requirements into system requirements.
• Experience in conducting and assessing electrical system tests.
• Experience in electronic warfare and/or air combat operations, including live aircrew training and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) development.
• Experience in range infrastructure architectures and systems.
• Experience in foreign ground radar technology and applications.
• Understanding of technical data package development, sustainment, and principles of configuration management.

Benefits

Limited travel; As Needed.

Pay

$110-$120 annually.

Schedule

Full-Time.