Project Engineer Payload Integration Security Clearance

Position: Project Engineer Payload Integration with Security Clearance
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable, remotely piloted aircraft, tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems. Project Engineers lead multi-disciplinary teams, innovate, design, integrate, test, qualify, and rapidly field cutting-edge technologies, sensors, and payload solutions into Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Agile Mission Systems (AMS) at GA-ASI in San Diego, CA is a growing center of excellence seeking high performing technical contributors and future leaders.

This candidate will lead, support strategic objectives, stitch together systems of systems, develop customer facing relationships & networks, and produce mission system capability solutions that meet end users/customer's requirements and CONOPs. The Payload Integration group addresses challenging problems by developing, integrating, fielding, supporting, and advancing mature industry technologies into payload solutions for GA-ASI platforms. These payloads include Multi-Mode Radars, EO/IR systems, Advanced IRST, Electronic Warfare systems, Multi-INT platforms, Countermeasures, Communications, and Tactical Datalinks, delivering cutting-edge solutions to our customers.

The team is seeking a Project Engineer to lead the technical roadmap and execution of advanced podded and containerized solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong operational, design, and/or manufacturing experience in EO/IR and RF technologies and will lead the integration, maturation, and fielding of these standalone capabilities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Transitions high TRL demonstrated payloads into mature payload solutions for long-term mission capabilities across GA-ASI platforms

* Mature prototype level payloads through manufacturable Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) with the ability to scale to high-rate production

* Lead diverse multi-function engineering teams, meeting critical program milestones, and successfully executing programs within the defined cost and schedule.
* Represents programs as the face of engineering ensures consistent and appropriate messaging to external customer stakeholders, PoR representatives across the DoD, industry partners, subcontracts, and Sr. internal/executive stakeholders.

* Supports engineering estimates and proposals in response to customer and leadership directives

* Develops program plans, estimates, schedules and execute programs in accordance with those plans.

* Perform system analysis, trade studies, author technical white papers, and generate customer technical data packages.

* Complete, document, and present System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), and Critical Design Reviews (CDR).

* Represent company at technical reviews, customer meetings and system level integrations

* Supports mission architecture implementations and designs.

* Supports payload compatibility with initiatives such as Open Architectures (OMS, FACE, CESMO, etc.), Autonomy & Artificial Intelligence, onboard fusion, track management, resource management, and Human Factor's based HMI design.

* Supports the development of test plans and manage the integration, verification and validation new capabilities and technologies.

* Supports development of business/strategic objectives and system concept-of-operations within primary platform development program, strategic customer demonstrations, evaluation programs, and Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) efforts.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply. Job Qualifications
* Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; six or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, four or more years of experience with a masters degree, or two or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.

* Demonstrates technical expertise in the…