GEOINT Systems Engineer - Imaging & Targeting Support; I&TS

Position: GEOINT Systems Engineer Support - Imaging & Targeting Support (I&TS)
JOB TITLE:

GEOINT Systems Engineer Support - Imaging and Targeting Support (I&TS)

JOB LOCATION:

Beaver Creek OH WAGE RANGE*: 150-170k - depending on experience JOB NUMBER: 26-00892

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Client has an exciting opportunity for a position providing GEOINT Systems Engineer Support - Imaging and Targeting Support (I&TS) to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance / Special Operation Forces (ISR/SOF) Directorate (AFLCMC/WI). This position will support the AFLCMC/WIN ISR Sensors Division.

Essential Job Functions:

The Candidate will provide support to Imaging and Targeting Support (I&TS) including airborne ISR engineering responsibility for performing analysis and making recommendations for the Next Generation U-2 Electro-Optical/Hyperspectral Sensor. The Candidate will assist with defining system specifications, input/output processes, parameters to meet business requirements, and hardware/software compatibility. The Candidate will assist in developing and leading technical projects. The Candidate will assist with fact-finding and research as required for the project.

The Candidate will assist with designing test and evaluation requirements based on research and analysis. The Candidate will assist with establishing and recommending changes to the program which affect performance and advise the Government team and management on matters concerning hardware, software, and future upgrades. The Candidate will assist with reviewing system interface documentation and technical specifications for AFLCMC/WIN. The Candidate will interface with all levels of management and personnel and provide acquisition technical and management expertise with a strong background in planning, organizing, and coordinating various types of programs.

The Candidate will assist with executing engineering design on various systems to include requirements definition and design evaluation. The Candidate will assist with integrating technology with operational requirements to improve weapons system capability and supportability. The Candidate will assist with test planning, data analysis and technical reporting. The Candidate will apply the principles, criteria, and procedures of the DoD to include DoD 5000.01 and DoD 5000.02 as well as the policies and processes of USAF, HQ AFMC, AFLCMC Engineering Directorate, ISR & SOF Directorate and Division level to all AFLCMC/WIN engineering tasks.

The Candidate will perform data gathering, data entry, and data analysis, as well as apply knowledge of the acquisition process. The Candidate will provide operationally relevant GEOINT engineering services to assist with technology development activities that identify, analyze, evaluate, test, and implement new capabilities for potential incorporation into the intelligence collection architecture. The Candidate will assist with integrating preplanned improvements or follow-on capabilities to candidate sensors for existing or emerging platforms and sensor data with current exploitation elements as required to execute the T&E mission, to include but not limited to the following activities: I&TS, Reduction of Data Using Compression Enhancements (RDUCE), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), as well as other emerging next generation imaging sensor development programs managed by AFLCMC/WIN such as those under the High Altitude Long Range GEOINT Capabilities (HALRGC) study, Laser Radar/Light Detection and Ranging (LADAR/LIDAR) study, and Hyperspectral Imaging, and EO/IR sensor designs.

Engineering services will be provided with commensurate expertise in GEOINT technology areas, DoD acquisition, and system engineering processes. The Candidate will assist in translating DoD user requirements into system requirements which will be used by the weapon system contractor to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate systems, subsystems, and equipment for deployment. The Candidate will assist in performing technical/mission analyses of operational requirements, assist in developing system concepts, and perform technological/trade-off study assessments of proposed designs.

The Candidate will assist in reviewing the overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability requirements). The Candidate will assist in the areas of integrated subsystem controls, environmental control, thermal management, auxiliary and emergency power, mechanical systems, and fire/overheat protection systems. The Candidate will assist with processes for drafting project documentation, including SOOs and SOWs, program plans, schedules, and presentations. The Candidate will assist in drafting documentation required by regulations and statues, to include but not limited to the SEP and LCSP.

The Candidate will assist with reviewing documents and data and providing comments. The Candidate will assist test teams in the development of test requirements and reviewing test plans. The Candidate will assist in reviewing and analyzing technical…