Acquisition Program Systems Engineer

DCS Corporation; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corporation seeks a Senior Acquisition Program Systems Engineer to support full lifecycle air armament and munitions systems, including missiles, bombs, seekers/sensors, and radars. Responsibilities span requirements analysis through disposal and international programs support, including FMS.

The role covers engineering across acquisition phases, documentation like SE plans and CDRs, and trade studies on performance, cost, and risk.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required due to sensitive requirements.
• Top Secret Clearance is required.
• ABET-accredited engineering program with 15+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with fewer years.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise across all acquisition phases: requirements, design, integration, verification, deployment, and sustainment.
• Develop and maintain engineering docs such as SE plans, technical reviews, audits, and interchange materials.
• Conduct trade studies on performance, cost, producibility, maintainability and risk.
• Support DoD 5000-series guidance with AoAs, mission needs analyses, sensitivity analyses, and system comparisons.
• Provide assessments for training systems, simulators, integration, and readiness reviews.
• Support source selection activities and prepare documentation and reviews.
• Produce technical trade studies, integration docs, and munitions-related engineering products.

Skills

Air Force/DoD programs

ACAT I/II programs

Systems engineering

Trade studies

Risk management

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree + 15 years experience

Master's degree + 10 years

PhD + 5 years

Tools

DOORS

DAMIR

EDA

PMRT

CRIS

Job description

DCS has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Acquisition Program Systems Engineer to support the full life cycle of air armament and conventional munitions systems, including missiles, bombs, warheads, seekers/sensors, countermeasures, training systems, radars, explosive devices, and related support equipment. This work spans requirements analysis through disposal and includes support to international programs and FMS.

Essential Job Functions:

Provide engineering and technical expertise across all acquisition phases: requirements definition, design, integration, verification/validation, deployment, and sustainment.

Develop and maintain engineering documentation such as Systems Engineering Plans, technical reviews, audits, and interchange meeting materials (e.g., CDR, TIMs).

Conduct trade studies on performance, cost, producibility, maintainability, and risk; support simulation studies and system effectiveness modeling.

Perform proposal and modification evaluations for technical feasibility and cost effectiveness.

Support developmental planning, AoAs, mission needs analysis, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, and system comparison studies per DoD 5000-series guidance.

Provide engineering assessments for training systems, simulators, integration requirements, and system readiness reviews.

Support source selection activities in a nondecisionmaking advisory role, including documentation development and proposal reviews.

Produce technical trade studies, integration documentation, and munitions-related engineering products; support risk management and milestone review preparation.

Deliver systems engineering support for program oversight, configuration management, requirements management, and interface management; utilize tools such as DOORS.

Provide program engineering support for evaluations, testing, portfolio reviews, and recommendations to improve system performance and compliance with specifications.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Top Secret Clearance

Bachelor's degree from an ABETaccredited engineering program + 15 years relevant experience; or Master's degree + 10 years of relevant experience; or PhD+ 5 year of relevant experience.

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting Air Force or DoD weapon system acquisition programs
• Experience supporting ACAT I or ACAT II programs

Technical Skills

• DoD and Air Force acquisition policy and reporting
• ACAT I, II, and III program execution
• DAMIR, EDA, PMRT, CRIS
• Cost, schedule, and performance management
• Risk management planning and execution
• Acquisition strategy and milestone documentation
• Business Case Analysis and trade study development
• Systems Engineer experience