RAM Engineer

About the role

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic systems, related power generation equipment, and other high technology products for a variety of government and commercial applications. We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Systems Engineering Integration department for a full-time Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Engineer located in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• Provide RAM Engineering support across various programs as needed, which may include catapult and arrested gear systems for aircraft carriers, laser systems, space and airborne payloads, optical command & training systems, and other prototype systems, throughout the design, development, integration, and test phases of the product life-cycle.
• Conduct safety analyses for systems and components, including:
  • Developing safety program plans based on knowledge of MIL-STD-882E.
  • Developing preliminary hazard lists and conducting preliminary hazard analysis.
  • Conducting hardware subsystem hazard analysis.
  • Conducting software functional hazard analysis.
  • Conducting hardware and software system requirements hazard analysis.
  • Developing and presenting safety assessment reports.
  • Conducting hazardous materials analysis.
  • Conducting software safety critical code inspection and testing.
• Provide adaptable support to the systems engineering organization, including:
  • Direct program systems engineering support.
  • Proposal development.
  • Support to internal development tasks.
  • Support to proof-of-concept programs and tailoring the Systems Engineering “V” to fit contract needs.
• Use a SysML tool, like Cameo, to produce system models, including:
  • Activity, block definition, internal block, package, parametric, requirement, sequence, state machine, and use case diagrams.
• Lead the development of system requirements and specifications, interface control documents (ICD), requirements verification traceability matrix (RVTM), and other system engineering artifacts.
• Perform integration and test activities, including:
  • Developing verification test plans, procedures, and test reports.
  • Preparing and conducting verification tests.
• Use the requirements management tool DOORS to perform requirements development, analysis, and decomposition across system, segment, subsystem, and assembly levels.
• Collaborate with program and all levels of engineering to:
  • Develop SysML diagrams and artifacts in an MBSE environment.
  • Capture and characterize requirements.
  • Conduct parametric analysis.
  • Create test plans and procedures, including environmental testing.
• Support or lead multiple integrated product teams (IPT) through system analysis, assembly, integration, and testing.
• Support the preparation and execution of program milestone reviews such as:
  • System Requirements Review (SRR).
  • System Functional Review (SFR).
  • Preliminary & Critical Design Review (PDR, CDR).
  • Test Readiness Review (TRR).
  • Customer Acceptance Review (AR).
• Develop systems engineering documentation, artifacts, and contract deliverables with oversight from Project Engineer, Chief Engineer, and Program Manager.
• Support requirement verification and documentation using MBSE models and/or DOORS to link requirements and model elements to test plans, procedures, test results/reports, and other artifacts.
• Interface with customers during program shaping, ConOps development, and requirements derivation activities.
• Provide direction to design or technical staff and may lead a team of moderately experienced professional staff.
• Devise new approaches to resolve unusual or complex engineering problems.
• Prepare technical reports, documentation, and presentations as required.
• Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on small contracts or single component.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows:
  • Six or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree.
  • Four or more years of experience with a master’s degree.
  • Two or more years with a PhD.
• May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Demonstrates extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.
• Ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
• Demonstrates flexibility to support various technology areas within the systems engineering organization and be comfortable rotating between programs and projects based on business needs.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills enabling effective interface with other departments and/or professionals.
• Customer-focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced technical engineering problems.
• Familiarity with digital engineering and toolsets including SysML-based enterprise and performance evaluation tools.
• Familiarity with systems engineering plans and processes including Risk Management, Change Management, and Verification Management preferred.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Able to obtain/have a Secret clearance and/or Top-Secret clearance.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience working with MagicDraw, DOORS, Confluence, Teams, and JIRA.
• Previous experience as an Integrated Product Team Lead or Systems Engineering Team Lead.
• Laser, nuclear, or satellite prototype development experience.
• Hands-on integration experience.
• Experience developing test plans, procedures, and reports.
• A Professional Engineering License, original work(s) published in professional engineering journals, and invited to present one or more original works to an engineering symposium.
• Previous experience working with the Department of Defense.

Pay

Salary range: $98,100 – $171,398