Principal Systems Engineer

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems is recruiting for a Principal Systems Engineer, supporting the Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) Program Office, at Colorado Springs, CO. TENCAP is part of the ISR/SOF Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), who is responsible for equipping our warfighters to win the fight. The Directorate executes a $22 billion acquisition portfolio developing, producing, testing, modifying, fielding, and supporting Air Force ISR and SOF platforms, and related sub-systems.

 

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Possess the advanced knowledge, experience, and recognized ability to be considered a highly skilled Systems Engineer. Must work independently and be able to apply procedures.
• Provide program management, analytical, technical, and support services for Avionics IPT rotary wing programs.
• Assist in pre-acquisition definition, capabilities integration, program management, and the procurement of avionic hardware and software throughout the total lifecycle, ensuring compliance with Air Force regulations.
• Apply integration, communication, coordination, and organizational skills to implement program direction, with familiarity in agile development and rapid prototyping.
• Assist in planning, organizing, and managing the development, production, and/or deployment of rotary wing capabilities, including managing program cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Support all aspects of awarding and modifying contracts, including pre-award documentation, source selection, and post-award requirements.
• Perform a wide range of program management activities, such as data gathering, research, analysis, evaluation, and validation of programmatic documentation.
• Support pre-acquisition and acquisition strategy planning and implementation.
• Review and analyze prime and subcontractor earned value management systems.
• Develop, analyze, and integrate key program metrics, risk management plans, and strategies.
• Support program briefings, milestone planning, tracking, scheduling, staff coordination, and decision documentation.
• Determine program progress and communicate recommendations to the Government. · Support the application of acquisition management initiatives, including assisting with High-Performance Teams
• Assist with tasks and documentation related to DT&E, OT&E, and LRIP reporting requirements.
• Coordinate updates for acquisition milestone system engineering documentation, including SEPs, SVR matrices, Requirement Traceability, and System Breakdown Structures.
• Participate in, coordinate, and lead system engineering working groups and IPT meetings.
• Participate in SVR/FCA/PCA, DT&E, and IOT&E program reviews, capturing entry/exit criteria, requirement verifications, and action items.
• Support the System Incident Reporting (SIR) process, coordinating resources and tracking incidents to closure.
• Ascertain and recommend changes to production methods, procedures, and approaches.
• Document system requirements through elicitation from USG customers.
• Evaluate procedures and employ innovative techniques to achieve goals.
• Support engineering reviews and panels, developing evaluations and technical justifications, utilizing computer-aided engineering tools as needed.
• Assist in developing, executing, and reviewing policies, processes, and procedures spanning general engineering disciplines.
• Participate in special projects and initiatives, preparing oral and written reports.
• Develop and present briefings and technical reports documenting progress and results.
• Review the overall system design baseline, including architecture and interoperability requirements.
• Review specifications, including system, system segment, equipment, ICDs, and APIs, submitted by contractors or DoD agencies.
• Provide advisory assistance in reviewing data on ongoing and planned modification projects.
• Perform analyses to ensure Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) of supported weapon systems, communicating risks, issues, and recommendations.
• Assist in developing and documenting engineering inputs for PWSs, SOOs, SOWs, RFPs, TDLs, and CDRLs.
• Quarterly, provide a list/review of assigned technical leads on the contract; report technical successes contributing value to programs in terms of cost, schedule, performance, and transition; provide DoD Architectural Framework (DODAF) artifacts for each Talon, including an Operational View (OV-1) and System View (SV-1); and conduct in-depth, independent Systems Engineering assessments on each Talon as directed

 

 

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a U