Mission Technical Program Manager to support the EA-37B Compass Call program and U.S. Air Force Big Safari rapid acquisition electronic attack activities. This position provides senior-level systems engineering, technical and program management support for the architecture, integration, modernization, test, and fielding of advanced airborne electronic attack mission systems. The selected candidate will help shape future mission-system architectures and enable rapid integration of new capabilities across the EA-37B and broader Air Force electronic attack enterprise.
The ideal candidate combines extensive airborne mission-systems or electronic warfare experience with expertise in Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), Open Mission Systems (OMS), Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI), Government Reference Architectures (GRA), interface management, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), DevSecOps, and rapid integration of modular capabilities on special-mission aircraft.
What You'll Do - Support program planning, technical execution, and delivery as part of the EA-37B Compass Call Program Office
- Serve as a senior mission-systems engineer, architect, and technical advisor supporting the EA-37B Compass Call Program Office
- Support Prime Mission Equipment systems engineering, integration, test, modernization, and capability-insertion activities
- Define and manage hardware, software, data, network, sensor, payload, and aircraft interfaces
- Develop and review system requirements, specifications, Interface Control Documents, architecture products, and other engineering documentation
- Evaluate mission-system architectures incorporating MOSA, OMS, UCI, Government Reference Architectures, open standards, and nonproprietary interfaces
- Evaluate proposed capability changes for impacts to mission-system architecture, aircraft interfaces, cybersecurity, airworthiness, integration, test, and certification
- Support technical evaluations, acquisition planning, programmatic decision-making, and budget-development activities
- Assess contractor architectures, designs, and technical approaches for technical adequacy, interoperability, integration risk, and compliance with government requirements
- Promote vendor-neutral integration, hardware/software interoperability, and modular capability insertion to reduce proprietary dependencies and improve future competition
- Support integration of electronic warfare, communications, sensors, payloads, processing, mission-computing, and mission-software capabilities onto special-mission aircraft
- Apply engineering methods to architecture development, requirements decomposition, interface management, integration planning, verification, and validation
- Support DevSecOps, continuous integration/continuous delivery, software integration, and automated test approaches where applicable
- Support laboratory, ground, developmental, operational, and flight-test activities
- Develop and review test plans, reports, technical assessments, and support engineering data
- Represent the program as a mission-systems subject matter expert in technical forums involving Air Force, Department of Defense, industry, and electronic attack stakeholders
- Provide technical recommendations supporting rapid prototyping, capability integration, fielding, modernization, and lifecycle planning programmatic decisions
What You'll Bring - Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline
- 10 or more years of specialized engineering experience involving one or more of the following:
- Electronic warfare or electronic attack
- RF communications
- Radar
- Airborne mission systems
- Special-mission aircraft
- An active TS/SCI required
- 6 or more years of progressively responsible experience in technical program management, test and evaluation, systems engineering, data analysis, or airborne mission-system development
- Significant experience supporting complex DoD airborne weapons or mission systems
- Demonstrated experience with systems architecture, hardware/software integration, requirements development, interface management, or test and evaluation
- Experience reviewing contractor technical designs, architectures, and engineering approaches
- Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and airborne mission-system integration
- Experience in one or more open architectures
- Ability to communicate complex technical issues, risks, and recommendations to senior government, military, and industry stakeholders
- Experience working in classified environments systems engineering, data analysis, or airborne mission-system development
Ways to Stand Out- Experience in several of the following areas is highly desired:
- Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
- Open Mission Systems (OMS)
- Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI)
- Government Reference Architecture (GRA)
- Open architecture implementation
- Open standards and nonproprietary interfaces
- Vendor-neutral system integration
- Electronic warfare and electronic attack systems
- Mission-computing architecture
- Rapid prototyping and capability insertion
- USAF rapid acquisition programs
Total compensation for this role is market competitive. The anticipated salary range for this position based out of Dayton, OH is estimated at $190,000 to $218,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location as well as other business and organizational needs. SRC offers competitive benefit options, for more details please visit our website.
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- Location Fairborn, Ohio
- Employment Type Full-Time Salaried
- Experience Required 10+ Years
- Education Required Masters Degree
- Security Clearance Requirement TS/SCI
- Travel % 10
