Acquisition Program Engineer
On-siteEglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Conduct reviews of armament program portfolios to evaluate alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs, and manage technical baselines. Perform system-level tests, validate development criteria, and analyze major engineering weapon systems to provide technical recommendations to the Government. Support program and project risk management activities in compliance with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model processes while executing tasks across the systems acquisition life cycle. Develop architecture that assesses user needs, identifies deficiencies, and recommends solutions for integration planning. Produce engineering documentation, including systems engineering plans, technical review artifacts, and briefings for audits and assessments. Support Analyses of Alternatives, requirements definition, and interface management for aircraft and weapon systems in compliance with DoD guidance. Evaluate mechanical, aerodynamic, electrical, and logistical compatibility between U.S. and foreign fighter aircraft and stores. Provide independent analysis of system readiness, risk management, and make-or-buy analyses for research, development, and acquisition efforts.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of a Secret security clearance
- An ABET accredited bachelor's degree in a related field and five (5) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed
- Or a ABET accredited master's degree in a related field and three (3) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of weapon systems engineering in the DoD acquisition process
- Knowledge and experience in the design, development, production, operation, and sustainment of air armament systems
- Experience executing tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle, from requirements analysis through system disposal
- Armament domain experience supporting engineering and technical tasks for air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, guided and unguided bombs, cruise missiles, cluster bomb units, nuclear payload guidance and control, directed energy systems, warheads, fuzes, seekers/sensors, ammunition, bomb racks, pylons, aerial targets, airborne test systems, air combat training and integrated instrumentation systems, radars, threat generators and simulators, Munitions Material Handling Equipment, containers...
- Knowledge and experience with host aircraft/store compatibility, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-3014, MIL-A-8591, Universal Armament Interface protocols, Interface Control Working Groups, and Interface Control Plans
- Knowledge and experience with aircraft/store mechanical, aerodynamic, electrical, logical, and logistical compatibility; aircraft and store electrical power; avionics systems; mission computers; pilot/vehicle interfaces; stores management systems; GPS; INS; and control actuators
- Knowledge and experience with aircraft integration, Operational Flight Programs, mission planning systems such as Joint Mission Planning System, Systems Integration Laboratory activities, airworthiness certification, safe separation and jettison testing, and system/subsystem interface definition
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