Acquisition Engineering Support-Systems Engineer, Journeyman

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity for a Acquisition Engineering Support - Systems Engineer position. In this role, they will support The Human Systems Division providing advanced performance, survival, and protection capabilities to US and allied air, ground, and naval forces. Human Systems manages development, production, and sustainment of human-centered systems such as aircrew life support, egress, survival, nuclear/biological/chemical defense, aeromedical/aeromedical evacuation equipment, medical information, testing/certification, AF uniforms, and aircraft mishap analysis in the Division of Agile Combat Support, Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

 

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Accomplish Engineering Management tasks and interact with lateral AFLCMC organizations or any external agencies required including base facility, personnel, security, computer support, foreign disclosure, foreign travel, public affairs, test organizations and the building managers to facilitate and support uninterrupted day-to-day operations.
• Participate in Technology Insertion discussions, Configuration Control Boards (CCB), and Technical & Programmatic Reviews.
• Assist in performing Failure Analysis and the production of economical solutions to improve System Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability.
• Apply an understanding of DoD, AF and common engineering and scientific principles, criteria, and procedures to improve planned and existing AF and joint service weapon system manufacture, operations, re-manufacture and de-militarization operations and oversight.
• Develop and review the overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability requirements).
• Assist in the translation of user requirements into system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test and evaluate systems, subsystem and equipment for deployment.
• Assist with plans and policies necessary to improve and retain world class training system manufacturing, operations, re-manufacturing and de-militarization capabilities.
• Assist with the review of the overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability requirements).
• Assist with developmental planning support in evaluation of the military mission to be accomplished and related requirements documentation; define the set of military missions to be performed and the circumstances under which the mission will be performed.
• Assist with the reviewing, analyzing, and evaluation of change proposals, including regulatory and other policy driver changes or proposed modifications for design feasibility and system compatibility.
• Assist with the development and review of specifications, including system, system segment and equipment specifications, CDRLs, and ICDs involved in programs.
• Support and conduct systems analyses to include system design, design feasibility, configuration audits, and state-of-the-art assessment.
• Assist in the evaluation of systems test plans (such as systems test plans/test and evaluation master plans) and provide recommendations; and participate in the conduct of system, subsystem and component testing.
• Assist in providing systems/subsystems integration support for the acquisition, development and verification of systems and equipment.
• Support and conduct engineering performance effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, lifecycle cost, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessment, and scheduling trade-off studies.
• Interface with and coordinate communications with all levels of management and functional counterparts.
• Provide support to committees and boards established to discuss and resolve engineering problems and implement decisions involving the technical aspects of programs.
• Support the Engineering team in the creation of documents such as System Requirements Documents; Systems Engineering Plans; Programmatic Environmental Safety and Health Evaluation; and Operational Safety, Suitability and Effectiveness Baseline Documents; and in executing Systems Engineering Assessments of the programs.
• Provide systems/subsystems integration support for the acquisition, development and verification of systems and equipment.
• Evaluate and analyze Contractor- and Government-provided documentation for compliance with requirements; and identify system impacts and cost, schedule, and technical performance risks.
• Provide support for the design, development, production, procurement, and testing of aircrew and maintenance training systems.
• Recommend technical policies to establish and ensure consistency in the application of technical baseline engineering data and processes.
• Assist in evaluating