Senior Acquisition Program Engineer - Propulsion

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for an Senior Acquisition Program Engineer - Propulsion supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Armament Directorate (AFLCMC/EB). This role provides senior-level acquisition and program management advisory support for ACAT I, II, and III programs in accordance with DoD and Department of the Air Force acquisition policy.

 

This is a full-time onsite position at Eglin AFB, FL.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Conduct and support engineering and technical activities across material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support phases.

• Perform requirements definition and analysis, architecture design, integration, verification and validation (V/V), transition planning, decision analysis, requirements management, risk management, interface management, and configuration management.

• Develop, prepare, and maintain engineering and technical documentation supporting acquisition activities, including systems engineering plans, reviews, analyses, reports, briefings, and technical artifacts.

• Plan, conduct, and support technical reviews, audits, and interchange meetings, including Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs), Reliability Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and associated entry/exit criteria.

• Produce system and enterprise architectures to assess user needs, identify deficiencies, develop and evaluate alternatives, recommend solutions, and support implementation planning.

• Translate DoD user requirements into system and subsystem requirements for design, development, testing, and evaluation.

• Support Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs) for aircraft, cruise missile, and weapon systems in compliance with DoDD 5000.01 and DoDI 5000.02, using Government-approved models and tools.

• Perform engineering reviews, simulations, trade studies, and analyses addressing performance, cost, schedule, life cycle cost, reliability, maintainability, producibility, and risk.

• Provide advisory (non-decision-making) support to weapon system source selection activities, including evaluation criteria development, proposal analysis, documentation preparation, and briefing support.

• Develop, review, and integrate milestone review documentation, reports, and certifications in accordance with DoDI 5000.02 and Air Force supplements.

• Support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case management activities.

• Prepare management reports and deliver technical presentations supporting planning, implementation, validation, and corrective actions.

• Provide program and system engineering support across acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment, fielding, installation, and operational oversight activities.

• Provide expertise in the design and development of rocket and air-breathing propulsion systems, including thermodynamics, aerodynamics, gas dynamics, structures/pressure vessels, and materials and propellant chemistry from subsonic to hypersonic applications.

• Support evaluation of propulsion subsystems including inlet/exhaust systems, engine mounts, fuel types and delivery systems, engine-driven components, and associated manufacturing and test methods.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

 

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an Active Top Secret ClearanceEducation: Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Relevant Discipline must be in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institutionYears of Experience: 20 years Relevant Experience

 

Preferred Qualifications

Clearance: Active Top Secret (SCI) Education: Master of Science (MS) in a Relevant DisciplineYears of Experience: 15 years Relevant Experience

 

Technical Skills

• DoD acquisition life cycle engineering from requirements analysis through system disposal

• Weapon and armament systems engineering, including air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions, missiles, bombs, warheads, fuzes, seekers, sensors, countermeasures, and related support equipment

• Systems engineering disciplines, including requirements management, architecture development, integration, verification and validation, configuration management, and risk management

• Development and evaluation of engineering trad