Systems Engineer

Overview

i3 is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the U.S. Army Launched Effects Product Office in Huntsville, AL at Redstone Arsenal. The Launched Effects Product Office develops and fields cutting-edge Launched Effects systems to enhance lethality, survivability, situational awareness, and operational reach for Soldiers. This position supports a dynamic team focused on rapid innovation and delivery of transformative capabilities to the warfighter.

 

The Systems Engineer will support development, integration, operational/technical support, and sustainment of Army Uncrewed Launched Effects platforms across the full product lifecycle, including prototyping, requirements development, system design, integration, testing, qualification, production, fielding, training, sustainment, and modernization. This position requires an understanding of systems engineering principles, engineering drawings and technical documentation, requirements development and traceability, hardware and software integration, logistics engineering, supply chain considerations, production, training, and lifecycle management activities supporting aviation, uncrewed, missile, weapon, or related mission systems.

 

The ideal candidate will provide technical and programmatic support to help solve complex engineering challenges, perform analysis of components and system designs, evaluate courses of action, identify technical risks, and recommend practical paths forward. The candidate will support technical sufficiency of program documentation, including contract requirements packages, performance/system specifications, statements of work, technical data packages, and acquisition-related documentation. This role includes coordination with government stakeholders, prime contractors, Original Equipment Manufacturers, suppliers, user representatives, Army airworthiness personnel, and cross-functional teams to support Launched Effects platforms, payload integration, mission systems, command-and-control interfaces, ground control systems, datalinks, logistics, supply chain, production, testing, training, New Equipment Training/New Equipment Fielding, and lifecycle support activities.

 

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, sound judgment in recommending solutions, critical thinking, logical analysis, adaptability to shifting priorities, and a commitment to improving systems, software, logistics, and program processes. The candidate should be able to use general guidance to help develop direction and communicate that direction to a team to accomplish goals and objectives. This position operates in a fast-paced government product office environment focused on rapidly delivering reliable, high-impact capability to end users.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities for Army Launched Effects platforms across the full product lifecycle, including prototyping, development, integration, test, qualification, production, fielding, sustainment, modernization, and product improvement.
• Support engineering analysis of system components, designs, interfaces, documentation, technical data, and vendor-provided solutions.
• Assist with development, review, allocation, management, and traceability of system and subsystem requirements.
• Support technical input to program documentation, including contract requirements packages, performance/system specifications, statements of work, scopes of work, acquisition plans, technical data packages, test documentation, and related acquisition products.
• Support hardware and software integration activities involving Launched Effects platforms, mission systems, ground control systems, command-and-control interfaces, guidance/navigation functions, communications, datalinks, and payloads.
• Support payload integration activities, which may include sensors, communications packages, electronic warfare capabilities, kinetic effects, or other mission payloads.
• Support evaluation of Launched Effects vendor platforms, component-level modifications, modernization efforts, and technical approaches.
• Assist with developmental and operational test planning, execution, analysis, documentation, and issue resolution.
• Support build, integration, and testing of rapid prototypes to validate design concepts and inform acquisition decisions.
• Support logistics engineering, supply chain management, production, fielding, sustainment, and lifecycle management activities.
• Support training, fielding, New Equipment Training, and New Equipment Fielding activities.
• Help identify technical, logistics, cost, schedule, performance, and programmatic challenges and support practical recommendations for resolution.
• Support investigation and resolution of technical discrepancies, root cause analysis, corr