Warhead Systems Engineer

Ogden, UT 84404In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Ability to work full-time at Hill AFB in Utah.
  • DoD SECRET clearance or higher, eligible for TS/SCI/SAP.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a Scientific major.
  • 7+ years of Systems Engineering experience or related support for nuclear weapons programs.
  • Preferred: STEM graduate degree.
  • Preferred: Acquisition experience with Air Force, DoD, or DOE.
  • Preferred: Program management in Air Force context.
  • Preferred: 2-3 years in production.

Responsibilities

  • Provide customer support to Air Force personnel involved with nuclear weapon projects.
  • Lead technical/engineering support for weapon development and integration.
  • Monitor and mitigate issues related to weapon safety, cybersecurity, and reliability.
  • Identify technical risks and manage risk mitigation efforts.
  • Prepare detailed briefings for Air Force leadership on program statuses and challenges.
  • Support meetings with minutes, action items, and technical agendas.
  • Coordinate and track follow-up actions for customer meetings.

Benefits

  • Access to unique opportunities working with Air Force and government entities.
  • Engagement in high-stakes, impactful projects within nuclear weapon systems.
  • Potential for professional development in systems engineering and program management.
  • Work within a team of seasoned professionals in a critical field.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Responsible for customer support to the Air Force/Government personnel on the Lead Project Officer (LPO) team as they work with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) Lead Project Officer (LPO) to coordinate nuclear weapon projects and their associated requirements detailed in Department of Energy (DoE), Department of Defense (DoD), and United States Air Force (USAF) directives. This position requires leadership and technical/engineering support to weapon development activities and integration efforts to the Reentry Vehicle and Air Force programs. Areas of responsibility may include monitoring for and mitigation of issues affecting the safety, surety, cybersecurity, or reliability of the weapon.  Identification of program and technical risks or management of risk mitigation efforts may be required. Development of detailed briefings for Air Force leadership reporting on the Safety, Surety, Cybersecurity & Reliability Sub-Group status. Able to provide meeting support through (1) meeting minutes and action items (2) Develop and coordinate technical and programmatic agendas for meetings and collect, track and follow-up actions for the customer.

Qualifications

Mandatory Qualifications:

  • Ability to work full-time at Hill AFB in Utah.
  • DoD SECRET clearance or higher, with ability to get TS/SCI/SAP.
  • Bachelors Degree with Engineering or Scientific major.

  • 7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering or other engineering support on nuclear weapons programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • STEM graduate Degree.

  • Air Force/DOD/DOE acquisition experience.

  • Air Force Program management experience.

  • 2-3 years of production experience.

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