Systems Engineer Senior ; L5 Grand Prairie, TX

Position: Systems Engineer Senior Staff (L5) | Grand Prairie, TX | 11633
Requisition  Eligible?:
Yes

ERP amount: $50 LMRecognition

Relocation:
Possible Type:
Leader

Shift: 1

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Full Time Department : MFC-Primary Business Unit: MFC-Primary Standard

Job Description We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Engineering & Technology  (E&T) Affordability Program Lead to join our team. This role supports the Integrated Air & Missile Defense (IAMD) line of business in Arlington, TX. You will lead both Design-to-Cost (DTC) strategy and cost modeling activities for the THAAD program, driving affordability decisions that keep THAAD competitive and cost-effective across its full lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

Establishing, issuing, and communicating THAAD cost targets, and developing Step-Down Plans to close cost gaps and achieve target costs

Developing and maintaining THAAD production, development, and sustainment cost models (e.g., Production Cost Models (PCM), True Planning, etc.) to support early and maturing cost estimates

Performing Affordability Analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design-to-Cost (DTC), Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV), and Cost Reduction Initiatives (CRI)
Leveraging commercial and government parametric models (True Planning, SEER, etc.) and custom-developed models to correlate technical requirements with cost and support trade studies

Tracking and reporting Affordability & DTC progress; ensuring compliance with LM and MFC Affordability Command Media.

Collaborating across Engineering & Technology, Finance & Business Operations, Program/Proposal Management, Production Operations, Global Supply Chain, and external customers to identify and prioritize cost savings opportunities

Arranging internal and supplier Structured Improvement Activities and workshops to drive cost reduction

Proactively identifying issues/risks and facilitating tradeoff decisions, escalating to leadership as needed

Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical/STEM discipline Experience performing Affordability Analysis / Design-to-Cost (DTC) activities to support Life Cycle Cost, CAIV, and Cost Reduction Initiatives.

Experience developing or maintaining cost models/estimates (e.g., True Planning, SEER, or custom parametric models).Proficiency with Microsoft Excel & data analytics.

Strong fundamental engineering knowledge and financial acumen.

Experience developing and analyzing large bills of material.

Organized & detail-oriented with the ability to multitask.

Desired Skills Previous experience as an Affordability Program Lead, Cost Engineer, or Design-to-Cost Specialist.

Experience with missile defense, IAMD, or THAAD-related programs.

Experience with Capture, Position-to-Win, Affordability Planning, Government Contracting, Team Facilitation, Training, Coaching, Group Prioritization Techniques, Cost Target Allocation, and engaging with suppliers.

Experience developing Step-Down plans using Design for Manufacturing tools (DFMA, DFMPro, SEER), Value Engineering / Producibility Analysis, Quality Function Deployment, CAIV Analysis, and Plan tailoring.

Capable of performing O&S Cost, Similar-to, Pre-Design Performance, Sensitivity, Cost Capability, Producibility, Pareto, Architecture cost-driver, cost-benefit, and/or Learning Curve Analyses.

Manufacturing materials & processes familiarity.

Parametric Estimating / True Planning experience.

Familiarity with Cost modeling & Design-to-Cost tools, Value Engineering / Producibility Analysis, and Business Transformation.

Lean Six Sigma Green / Black Belt Certification Pay Information Full-Time…