Staff Electronics Communications Engineer

About the role

This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization and will lead the technical communications team. It involves working primarily with the integrated Operations & Sustainment group, ensuring mission success, program execution, supplier management, and customer interactions. The role also includes driving efficiencies into existing processes.

Responsibilities

• Leading the technical communication team to define, develop, and deliver communication system solutions that meet customer and business requirements.
• Managing the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) baseline for the program across both Operations and Development contracts.
• Managing the staffing profile for the team, including negotiating the sharing of personnel resources across multiple program sites.
• Serving as the primary technical liaison with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders; presenting status reports, technical briefings, and milestone achievements.
• Executing the technical baseline of the program, including managing the appropriate suppliers to ensure requirements are met on time.
• Leading Root Cause/Corrective Action investigations and other primary issue resolution plans in support of the Chief Engineer office.
• Cross-functional coordination among hardware, software, RF, signal processing, systems, and program management groups to ensure seamless integration.
• Proactively identifying and addressing risks and issues, bringing them to appropriate engineering teams and program leadership.
• Overseeing program laboratories and aligning new capabilities into an enterprise system certification plan.
• Identifying opportunities for cost and schedule improvement and implementing them in accordance with approved program process.
• Providing hands-on support for risk reduction activities in our laboratory and production facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience working with Communications and Network subsystems, specifically Active Electronic Scanned Arrays (AESAs), line of sight datalinks, satellite ground stations, voice communication systems, and Cisco networking equipment.
• Experience integrating complex subsystems together, leveraging System Engineering best practices.
• Experience in working with operations community to gather feedback and requirements to ensure delivered systems are being effectively employed to meet customer needs.
• Experience briefing technical material in large group settings including design reviews, program management reviews, and internal executive briefings.
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certified.
• Active US Government Top-Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• The ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance.
• The ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Qualifications

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Network training/certifications (Network+, Security+, CCNA, etc.).
• Familiarity with antenna theory and modulation/encoding schemes.
• Familiarity with common industry standards related to communications and network-based systems, such as MIL-STD-1553, RS-232/422, Ethernet (IPv4/IPv6).

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $177,000.00 - $265,600.00. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Schedule

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.