Engineer Associate / Engineer I - Payloads Analysis

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Engineer Associate / Engineer I – Payloads Analysis

 

This engineering position is for a systems engineer who is creative and excited to contribute to the development of airborne and/or space borne payload systems. 

 

What You’ll Do:

 

• Support programs from new business to delivery including proposal support, concept development with trades, payload system design, payload integration and test, and post-delivery technical support.
• Learn and perform systems engineering tasks throughout a program or Research and Development (R&D) project lifecycle.
• Contribute to the decomposition and allocation of electro-optical or RF payload requirements to lower-level specifications. Refine requirements as necessary.
• Develop and monitor the margin management philosophy throughout the program lifecycle.
• Synthesize and analyze payload system performance for compliance and verification of requirements.
• Contribute to analyses for the development of error trees and Technical Performance Measures (TPM).
• Explore system interfaces and development of payload Interface Control Documents (ICD).
• Work alongside AI&T engineers to support the test configurations, verification approaches, and analysis plans necessary for payload verification.
• Lead the development, test and evaluation of hardware, software, support equipment and systems as required.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to peers, management, and/or customers, as required.
• Support program gates such as the Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) and payload sell-off.
• Learn about payload technical proposal development including estimates of systems team labor and schedule.

• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

 

What You’ll Need:

 

• Engineer Associate - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required.
• Engineer I - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 2 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Familiarity in computer application skills, such as Python, Matlab, C, C++, IDL, STK, DOORS, and other analytical tools preferred.
• Experience in multiple lifecycle phases in RF, tactical, or electro-optical system programs from concept development and program kick- off through post-delivery support.
• Demonstrated technical and int