Journeyman Systems Engineer

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance:Secret

Location:Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

Travel:10%

Onsite

Astrion is recruiting to fill aJourneyman Systems Engineer position supporting the Special Operations Forces and Personnel Recovery Division (AFLCMC/WIS), at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. WIS 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.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Education &Years of Experience:

• Bachelors degree or masters degree in a related field and at least three years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, three of which must be in the DoD.
• OR, seven years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, five of which must be in the DoD.

Technical Skills

• Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations including live aircrew training/development of tactics, techniques, and procedures and Range Infrastructure architectures and systems are desired.

Responsibilities:

• Possess the knowledge and ability to perform tasks related to Systems Engineering. Must work independently and be able to apply procedures.
• Apply the principles, criteria, and procedures of Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5000.1 and DoDD 5000.2R as well as the policies and processes of Headquarters (HQ) AFMC and AFLCMC Engineering Directorate to all SOF acquisition engineering tasks.
• Ability to translate systems/subsystems requirements into design criteria.
• Support the Government in developing and maintaining requirements using tools such as the Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) and a baseline architecture model using tools such as IBM Rational System Architect (RSA) and will assist in developing courses of action and architecture products to support decision making.
• Perform analysis and assist with evaluating proposals and presenting conclusions/recommendations.
• Assist with coordinating special studies on design changes and recommending solutions to problems.
• Support and participate in TIMs, design reviews, configuration review boards, computer resources working groups, interoperability working groups, and interface control working groups programs reviews.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation in support of weapon system contractor source selections, to include the development of the Acquisition Strategy Plans (ASPs), Instructions to Offerors (ITOs), and technical evaluation criteria.
• Develop and document recommended engineering inputs for PWSs, RFPs and CDRLs for assigned programs.
• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes.
• Conduct systems architectural analyses to include system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessment.
• Participate in integrated logistics support efforts, provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order management, configuration management, evaluation of quality deficiency reports, and/or identification of alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing/materiel sources preferred.
• Develop USAF approved Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), test plans and procedures, prepare test readiness reviews and associated test documentation using DoD and USAF standard processes, execute developmental tests and assist in operational test planning/execution, and evaluate tests in support of acquisition and sustainment programs.
• Support concepts and requirements analyses to include, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing: Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD), Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capability Production Documents (CPD), Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Military Utility Assessments, Concepts of Operations (CONOP), Technology Development Strategies, FCAs/PCAs, Technology Standards Profile