Space Systems Engineering and Acquisition Support SME

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering and program management support expertise to AFRL advancing engineering program development related to Research and Development, acquisition, development and testing of unique space systems technologies.
• Work closely with program managers, lead project engineers, and program teams.
• Advise on research demonstrations and testing opportunities, identify and mitigate program risks, advise on new technologies, and advise on emerging threat assessments.
• Analyze program requirements, attend design reviews, and evaluate plans for system assembly, testing, and demonstration.
• Affiliate with review of contractor deliverable status, milestone schedules, status reports, and cost performance reports.
• Up to 20% travel in support of testing and technical interface exchange meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience with risk management as projects transition from initial designs to Critical Design Review, build, and demonstration.
• Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) program acquisition planning and execution.
• Strong skills in documenting inputs, outputs, and requirements.
• Experience with command, control, communications functionality for autonomous space systems.
• Experience with Systems of Systems integration and functionality.
• Knowledge of space hardware and what it takes to successfully deliver hardware to orbit, including integration and test.
• Experience with state-of-the-art optical and RF testing.
• Experience working with U.S. Space Force or U.S. Air Force customers.
• Experience developing high-level project/work plans.
• 10+ years' experience with:
• Multi-domain systems, including systems integration and test, field testing, modeling and simulation, and systems analysis.
• Knowledge with integrated systems, milestone planning, testing process and procedures, and data collection.
• DoD program management and acquisition support.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical field.
• A Master's degree in a similar field is highly desired.

Desired Skills

• Experience providing technical and/or acquisition support to DoD technology development efforts.
• Experience as a systems engineer or program manager for space hardware & software and integration & test.