Senior Systems Engineer

McBride is a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) management and IT consulting firm with significant professional services experience that includes IT transformation, project management, digital transformation, strategic planning, business process improvement, change management, human capital management, disaster recovery, and operations.

Background: Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB). The Air Force Program Execution Office for PEO Digital (AFPEO/HB) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Digital portfolio, which includes over 130 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies. AFLCMC/PEO Digital Directorate is headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS.

The candidate will provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process. The candidate will also provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal). Tasks may also include supporting Foreign Military Sales. This position is with AFLCMC/HBA. 

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved specifications
• Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications
• Prepare technical documents which define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics. Prepares management reports and conducts technical presentations for planning, implementation and corrective action using application of engineering economy principles
• Perform validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures. Analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering systems
• Provide system/program engineering, technical support and technical training to support programs/initiatives, including but not limited to: acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding and installation, and operations oversight
• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes
• Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, productivity, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule
• Provide technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations and analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, technical analysis, and support of associated engineering IPTs
• Provide proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness
• Provide concepts and requirements analyses support services including, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing:

Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD)

Capability Development Documents (CDD)

Capability Production Documents (CPD)

Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

Military Utility Assessments

Concepts of Operation (CONOP)

Technology Development Strategies

FCAs/PCAs

Technology Standards Profiles

• Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been approved and entered into a system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product)
• Assist with material solution analysis, technology, engineering, and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operation and support
• Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include:
• Requirements definition and analysis
• Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment
• Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management
• Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above
• Development of systems engineering documentation, an understanding of the linking interactions between systems of systems, configuration management, technical data packages and acquisition and sustainment engineering processes.
• Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include: a) Requirements definition and analysis; b) Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment; c) Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management
• Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above

Required Experience:

• 15 years of directly related experience with 8 years of experience in a DoD setting
• Experienced in requirements development, production and deployment, and operation and support, architectures development & implementation, modeling & simulation including but not limited to Model Based Systems Engineering principles, verification & validation, technical data package development and sustainment, and principles of configuration management
• Experience with network architectures, embedded systems and application deployment across a variety of systems and hardware, to include cloud deployment and virtualization
• Familiarity with DoD Acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering Manufacturing and Development, Production and Deployment activities
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations including live aircrew training/development of tactics, techniques, and procedures and Range Infrastructure architectures and systems are desired

Location: Hanscom AFB, MA (hybrid an option)

Education and Clearance

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
• US Secret Clearance

McBride is an Equal Opportunity Employer. McBride does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.