Electrical Engineer

About the role

C3BM functions as the Air Force's technical, acquisition and sustainment experts providing unique and comprehensive support to the warfighter. The ADE Division supports a wide range of USAF systems including Electronic Warfare, Range Systems, Range Instrumentation, Air Combat Training and Aircrew Readiness, Command and Control Systems, Advanced Radar Threat Systems, Combat Survivor Evader Locator, P5 Combat Training Systems, Black Switch and Legacy Voice Systems. Additionally, the ADE Division provides support to depot level sustainment and maintenance efforts, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), U.S. Army, Navy, Pacific Air Forces, Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), and Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on a continuous basis.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Aid 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.
• Maintain, assess, and report on T&E efforts, ensuring adherence to project timelines and requirements.
• 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.
• Support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) efforts as required.

Requirements

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must hold an active Secret clearance
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 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 – Electrical circuit analysis, RF chain sub-specialties (antenna design, high-power transmitters/amplifiers, receiver processing, etc.), and electro-mechanical controls. Modeling & Simulation – Application in electrical engineering projects. Test & Evaluation – Hands-on experience conducting and assessing electrical system tests. Foreign Ground Radar Intelligence – Experience or application to DoD systems. DoD Acquisition Processes – Understanding of technical data package development, sustainment, and principles of configuration management.