Space Systems Engineering Subject Matter Expert

About the role

The Candidate will provide multi-disciplinary engineering support and will apply knowledge and experience in engineering principles, criteria, and procedures to Air Force systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop large, major, and complex classified procurement requirements.
• Maintain a Top Secret level clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access with Counterintelligence Polygraph.
• Provide services as described below to support DoD acquisition program management requirements.
• Support development and review of the full range of documentation and products required by DoDI 5000.02.
• Affirmatively support execution of the USAF Airworthiness process per MILHDBK-516 and the AF Life-Cycle Systems Engineering (LCSE) and Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) processes as prescribed by AFMCI 63-1201.
• Sustain and implement Air Force Integrity Programs.
• Support requirements development, allocation, and verification.
• Support review and evaluation of DoD’s system design, analyses, and verification documentation and reports.
• Gather and develop technical and business data necessary to build and, as required, present program briefs.
• Support program meetings, working groups, and technical and business reviews as needed.
• Analyze equipment and software performance deficiencies and make recommendations for corrective actions.
• Support development of contract and documentation changes and updates.
• Support source selections in a technical advisory role as requested.

Requirements

• 10-12 years of progressive experience supporting and developing large, major, and complex classified procurement requirements.
• Top Secret level clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access with Counterintelligence Polygraph.

Qualifications

• Chief Engineer level engineering skills and credentials as well as knowledge and experience developing ACAT I or equivalent space systems to include: establishing and executing a comprehensive, DoD compliant program systems engineering process; development and integration of Space Segments and Ground Segments into USAF infrastructure; and development and implementation of Interface Control Documentation for Space Systems.