Weapons Systems Engineer SME

Location: Valparaiso

Preparing, facilitating, and conducting Systems Engineering and Technical Review (SETR) events on behalf of weapon system programs in the role of a systems engineering technical expert. These include Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), and Critical Design Reviews (CDR). Assess contract data requirements list (CDRL) item completion, particularly for Design Artifacts, on weapon contracts on behalf of the government.

Provide programmatic risk management advice to government materiel leaders. Evaluate system test plans for accomplishment of program and end-user needs. This includes lab, ground and flight-testing events. Experienced with Model-Based Systems Engineering design concepts. Adherence to the Dept of War's Mission Engineering Guide in daily functions: "Deliberate planning, analyzing, organizing, and integrating of current and emerging operational and system capabilities to achieve desired war fighting mission effects."

Perform technical evaluations for government contract proposals. Clearly communicate with and/or brief senior military, contract, and civilian personnel. Master of Science degree in Aeronautical, Electrical, Systems, Software, or similar engineering field and 18+ years of relevant experience. Have SME-level industry or government experience demonstrating and practicing their knowledge, skills, and abilities as a senior engineer and/or in technical program management.

PhD in Aeronautical, Electrical, Systems, Software, or similar engineering field Top Secret Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.