F/A-18 Weapon/Store Separation Engineer

HRB; Patuxent Highland (MD); Presencial; USD 165.000 - 195.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, Dental, Vision Plan

401K retirement & matching

Tuition assistance program

11 paid federal holidays

Descripción de la vacante

HRB, within the MSTED department supporting NTWL, seeks a Senior F/A-18 Weapon/Store Separation Engineer. You will analyze platform and weapon dynamics using 6DOF and CFD tools and advise on integration with target systems and mission software.

Requirements include a master’s in engineering (or bachelor’s with NAVIAR/NAWCAD experience) and 6+ years in relevant roles, with supervisory experience desired.

Formación

• Master's degree in Engineering or related field required; can be waived to a bachelor's with six years NAVIAR/NAWCAD engineering experience.
• Six years engineering experience; three years NAVAIR/NAWCAD; three years on high-visibility or mission-critical aspects.
• Experience supervising less senior staff is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Perform separation analysis for F/A-18 weapons using 6DOF and CFD tools.
• Provide engineering support for integration with targeting systems and weapon platforms.
• Support PMA-265 WSI Team Assistant Program Manager for Systems Engineering as Weapon/Store Separation Engineer.

Conocimientos

6DOF modeling

CFD software

Aerodynamics

Physics analysis

Educación

Master's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's + NAVIAR/NAWCAD exp

Herramientas

CFD tools

Descripción del empleo

Must be a U.S. Citizen Clearance Required:Active Secret

Desired Functions: F/A-18 Weapon/Store Separation Engineer, Senior level.

This position is organized under the Mission Systems Test and Evaluation Department (MSTED) contract supporting Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL). The department provides the resources for full life cycle test and evaluation of integrated mission and avionics, sensors, electronic warfare, cyber threats, crew systems and system of systems.

The position provides stakeholder recommendations based on platform level integrated functionality and performance testing of embedded/integrated avionics systems and sub-systems, platform and system of system level tactical and control software, interfaces and interoperability of these integrated mission and avionics with affiliated ships, aircraft, mission support devices, and other weapon and combat systems.

The incumbent of this position supports the PMA-265 WSI Team Assistant Program Manager for Systems Engineering (APMSE) as a Weapon/Store Separation Engineer for the Air Vehicle Engineering Department. The Separation Engineer provides technical assistance and analysis for integration of F/A-18C/D/E/F/G weapons capability adjacent to new and existing targeting systems. The candidate must have a good understanding of the aerodynamics and physics associated with both the platform and weapon systems as well as extensive experience in using Six Degree-of-Freedom (6DOF) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling tools to perform safe and acceptable separation analysis in accordance with Mil-HDBK-516C.

Education: A master's degree in an Engineering or related technical field is required. The master's degree may be waived to a bachelor's degree with six additional years of NAVIAR, NAWCAD engineering experience.

Six years experience performing the engineering functions of the position are required. Three years NAVAIR, NAWCAD experience. Three years experience on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program.

Desired three years experience overseeing the efforts of less senior staff and be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plan, short- and long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, 401K retirement & matching, Tuition assistance program, direct deposit, leave package and 11 paid federal holidays.

Salary: The projected salary range for this position is $165,000-$195,000; however, this is not a guarantee of salary. Salary will be set based on education, experience and contractual requirements.