Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER (AT):

 

Bowhead seeks a Senior Systems Engineer who will work as part of a multi-disciplined team generating solutions for Department of Defense (DoD) and other government customers. The team's focus is on designing, analyzing, producing, testing, and delivering innovative prototypes.

 

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, executing, and tracking the engineering development and qualification efforts of weapons systems. Must maintain awareness of program status against system requirements. Must communicate with stakeholders, senior executives, and the technical execution team.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• System qualification test planning and coordination
• Briefings to safety and engineering oversight boards
• Providing written and oral program status reports
• Risk management
• Technology readiness assessments
• Milestone and Engineering review meeting coordination

Qualifications

• Engineering or Management degree from an accredited college.
• Fifteen (15+) years of experience with DoD weapon system acquisition in a systems engineering-focused environment.
• Knowledge of and experience with weapon system test and evaluation.
• Knowledge of naval system safety engineering processes and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of program personnel and outside contacts.
• Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment with the ability to work alone or as part of a team.

Physical Demand:

• • Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds
  • Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
  • Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

 

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to maintain a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

 

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