Journeyman Air Vehicles Engineer - PMA 265

Synectic Solutions is seeking a Journeyman Air Vehicles Engineer to support the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. This program provides critical current and future capabilities in the form of total life cycle support management (cradle to grave) for the F/A-18A-D Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler weapons systems. PMA-265 is responsible for acquiring, delivering, and sustaining the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft, ensuring mission success for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators, as well as international partners. Active Secret clearance required. This is a hybrid position with primarily 3 days/week on-site and 2 days/week telework.

Responsibilities

• Apply Air Vehicle engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, test, or evaluate F/A-18 systems and subsystems.
• Review and prepare engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.
• Apply systems engineering experience to perform functions such as system integration, configuration management, quality assurance testing, or acquisition and resource management.
• Analyze, design, develop, implement, test, or evaluate software, components, or systems related to engineering or functional requirements of military weapons systems, associated support systems, or management information systems.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen with Active Secret Clearance.
• Technical or Scientific BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least three (3) years of recent and relevant experience in Air Vehicle Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience in the area of engineering expertise is required.
• Ability to communicate clearly to multiple stakeholders and resolve competing test resource requirements.
• Self-motivated to learn new systems under test and be proactive to meet program requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to take responsibility for identifying, organizing, coordinating, and executing necessary tasks leading to the successful accomplishment of assigned duties.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated team.
• Strong communication skills and some technical writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Willing to travel up to 10%.

About the Company

Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI), is an award-winning, 20-year government contracting agency focused on the areas of logistics, engineering, management, and information technology. SSI is a growing organization committed to exceeding customer expectations, continually improving all products, services, and processes, and performing all work with a commitment to upholding the highest standards and ethics.

Work Environment

Ask any of our employees and they will tell you SSI is a great place to work with an upbeat and positive culture. We take pride in our work to continuously improve performance in a manner that enhances the mission of the agencies we serve while expanding opportunities for our employees and our company.