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Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a ACQUISITION PROGRAM ENGINEER, SENIOR to join our team in supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Long-Range Systems Division (AFLCMC/EBJ) located at EGLIN AFB, FL. The Long-Range Systems Division (EBJ) delivers advanced, long-range, precise air-launched weapon capabilities.
Job Responsibility
Conduct and support all engineering and technical activities required during the material solution analysis, technology, engineering, and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operation and support phases of the systems acquisition process to include the following: requirements definition and analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification/validation (V/V), transition, decision analysis, requirements management, risk management, interface management, and configuration management
Conduct technical reviews, audits, and system engineering technical reviews and the planning and execution of all necessary technical reviews, assessments, and interchange meetings
Implement robust processes to address the life-cycle requirements of each product support area
Produce architectures which assesses the users’ needs, document the planned and existing systems intended to meet the needs, determine deficiencies, develop alternative solutions, recommend solutions to meet the deficiencies, and support development of a plan to implement the chosen solution
Provide developmental planning support in evaluation of the military mission to be accomplished and related requirements documentation
Compare the ability of existing and/or derivative existing systems to meet mission needs/requirements
Advise and assist with detailing the operational requirements and the functional interactions within the system and with other systems, considering life cycle costs, logistics supportability, human factors, etc., to determine if the basic building blocks of the system are defined in sufficient detail to support a development program effort
Plan the integration of existing engineering technology into systems
Support AoAs for aircraft, cruise missile and weapon systems, in compliance with applicable criteria of DoDD 5000.01, DoDI 5000.02 and Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation) guidelines
Translate DoD user requirements into system requirements for designing, developing, testing, and evaluating systems and subsystems
Perform reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, and analyses and provide technical recommendations to the Government
Review and analyze proposals or modifications for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness
Provide engineering analysis of system training, training equipment and simulator requirements
prepare technical documentation
and provide engineering evaluation of equipment and simulator designs
Conduct engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability and maintainability, risk, and scheduling trade-off studies
Conduct simulation studies to evaluate all aspects of armament system development and acquisition
Conduct, make, or buy analyses for systems, subsystems and components of principal, support, and test equipment
Conduct and evaluate time and engineering cost estimates in support of research, development, test, training, and acquisition of armament related systems
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited college plus 20 years of relevant experience
or Master's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited college plus 15 years of relevant experience
or PhD in engineering from an ABET-accredited college plus 5 years of professional experience
This is a full-time position requiring 40 hours per week and offers a flexible work schedule Monday through Friday during core business hours
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is a requirement for this position
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation
Must have an active Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance
What we offer
Competitive salaries
Continuing education assistance
Professional development
Multiple healthcare benefits package options
401K with employer matching
Competitive time off policy along with a federally recognized holiday schedule