Maritime Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and recommends programs and development plans, utilizing professional knowledge of multi-discipline engineering.
• Works with organizational managers, budget personnel, and engineering authorities to develop and gain approval for proposed projects.
• Provides inputs for status briefings to leadership, outlining assigned programs and projects.
• Supports technical evaluation elements of market surveys conducted in conjunction with assigned projects and programs.
• Supports government counterparts regarding the adequacy and clarity of engineering and analysis processes based on daily application of the processes and agency reporting requirements.
• Supports contract modification and makes technical recommendations for change order approval.
• Supports budget control directly supporting the engineering effort.
• Provides decision support inputs for approval of plans, specifications, 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Certifications: DAWIA Practitioner Equivalency IAW the PWS (DAWIA Level II equivalent), in the Engineering, Program Management, or Science and Technology (S&T) fields, or the ability to attain within 6 months of hire with approved customer deferral
• Education: Bachelor's degree in an engineering field
• Years of Experience: 10 years of systems engineering or systems integration experience in support of acquisition programs
• Experience: Experience in US Navy or commercial submarine, submersible, or Naval ship design, construction or certification, and testing processes and criteria preferred
• Experience in preparing, reviewing, and interpreting design concepts and ability to convey ideas and formulate working drawings using computer-aided design systems, graphical interface systems.
• Experience developing test requirements and overall objectives and preparing test plans to meet the requirements of the project.
• Experience evaluating state-of-the-art scientific and environmental/engineering technologies and incorporating them into the planning, design, operation, maintenance, repair, and upgrade of applicable systems.
• Experience in the principles, practices, and policies of professional engineering program management to include program planning and budget cycles, and financial control/budgeting systems.
• Preferred Experience: Education and Experience: Master's degree in an engineering field and 8 years of systems engineering or systems integration experience in support of acquisition programs
• Knowledge of SOF-unique acquisition processes is desired
• 'Maritime experience is valued
• Additional Information: Location: MacDill AFB, FL
• On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-Site
• Travel: 25%