Lead Engineer, Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Lead Engineer

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Charleston, SC (VNE) - Charleston, SC 29406

Salary Range $ - $ Salary Level Experienced Position Type Full Time Education Level Bachelor's Degree

Vickers and Nolan Enterprises (VNE) is an engineering company that provides Government projects and programs with experienced and dedicated system architects, engineers, subject matter experts (in tactical intelligence), and program managers. VNE also develops training courses and tools to prepare warfighters to effectively employ tactical intelligence systems and provide management guidance to the Government organizations that develop these systems.

VNE has earned a reputation for exceptional performance, innovation, agility, and responsiveness in the Intelligence Community (IC). We attack our mission with a comprehensive understanding of the data available and required; skilled research, design, development, integration, and testing of systems and software solutions; expertise in cybersecurity/information assurance and technology; programmatic, acquisition, and logistics support know-how; and our own unique training curricula that enables students to excel at intelligence operations across all levels of the community.

VNE is devoted to improving tactical operations at home and abroad by enabling the seamless transition of data across the intelligence community and developing/integrating solutions to unify operations and intelligence.

VNE is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2004 in Stafford, VA.

VNE, LLC is looking for a TS/SCI Cleared Lead Engineer

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience supporting C4
  
  ISR related programs involving hardware, electrical, or integrated system engineering, to include:

• System architecture and design
• Electrical and hardware system development
• Integration of multi-domain systems (RF, power, communications equipment)
• Test and evaluation of hardware systems
• Development of engineering documentation and technical data packages

VNE is seeking a Lead Engineer (LE) to support the research, development, integration, test and evaluation, fielding, documentation, and sustainment of DoD hardware systems and electrical/electronic architectures. This role supports SIGINT, EW, and C4

ISR systems, with emphasis on hardware integration, power systems, RF systems, and platform-level engineering across ground, vehicular, and deployable environments.

The Lead Engineer will work with project/program managers to provide technical leadership across the full system lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery of hardware-centric solutions that meet mission and performance requirements.

The Engineering Lead provides engineering management expertise in the following areas:

• Design, development, and integration of hardware and electrical systems, including RF subsystems, power distribution, embedded electronics, and platform integration kits (PIKs)
• System architecture development and allocation of electrical, mechanical, and interface requirements across C4
  
  ISR systems
• Hardware integration and interoperability across sensors, communications equipment, power systems, and external interfaces
• Development and management of engineering documentation, including Technical Data Packages (TDPs), drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Configuration management and lifecycle sustainment of hardware systems, including obsolescence management and upgrade planning
• Coordination with cross-functional teams (engineering, testing, production, logistics, and system operators) to ensure integrated system performance meets operational requirements.

• Technical oversight of prototype builds, fielding kits, and production efforts, including vendor coordination and manufacturing support.
• Program and stakeholder engagement, including participation in design reviews and audits (SRR, PDR, CDR, FCA, PCA), technical interchange meetings, and customer briefing.

• Ability to…