Principle Acquisition Program Engineer

Job Title: Principle Acquisition Program Engineer

Location: Eglin AFB, FL (On-Site)

Canvas is a seeking a Principle Acquisition Program Engineer! Canvas provides engineering services and technical solutions for customers in federal and commercial markets. We are recognized by our customers and industry partners for our ethical standards, world-class technical expertise, and dedication to accomplish the mission in a responsive, efficient, and affordable manner.

Duties:

The selected candidate shall perform work that applies to theoretical and practical knowledge of weapon systems engineering to the DoD acquisition process. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct reviews on armament programs 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 IAW 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 IAW program specifications; prepare technical documents which define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics.
  
• Prepare management reports and conduct technical presentations for planning, implementation and corrective actions using application of engineering principles; perform validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures.
• Analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering weapon 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 Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) processes.
• Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, 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; CDDs; CPDs; AoAs; Military Utility Assessments (MUAs); CONOPS; Technology Development Strategies; Functional Configuration Audits/Physical Configuration Audits (FCAs/PCAs), and; 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).
• Provide resources with knowledge and experience in design, development and testing of electro-technology (any electrical and electronic) systems. Knowledge and experience shall include product design, analysis, and testing in all areas of electro-technology applications such as analog and digital circuits and systems analysis; signal processing techniques and implementations; Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) analysis; power supply evaluation; radiofrequency component analysis; microcircuits (e.g., Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), microprocessors, memory circuits) evaluation; radiation hardened electronic circuits analysis and evaluation; multispectral analysis of Command, Control, Computers, Communications, and Intelligence (C4I) system architectures; and flight control systems analysis and evaluation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline and 5 years of experience
  • Master's degree in Engineering and 3 years of experience desired
• Skilled in A+, SysML
  • Familiarity with MSBE and programming languages desired

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

About Us

Founded in 2007, Canvas connects a passion for going beyond the expected with the knowledge and expertise to deliver what our clients need now and in the future. Canvas has been recognized as a Great Place to Work Certified ™, Fortune Best Small Workplace ™, Fortune Best Work