Senior Field Operations Engineer

ASRC Federal; California; Presencial; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ASRC Federal in California is seeking a Senior Field Operations Engineer to support the Rocket Systems Launch Program Mission Assurance (RSLP MA) contract at Vandenberg SFB.

The role focuses on IV&V of launch site operations, coordinating with AS&D and Air Force, creating schedules, providing weekly technical inputs, and supporting design reviews.

Travel is about 25% annually, with possible 1–2 month deployments; a Secret Clearance is required.

Formación

• BS degree in engineering; relevant experience may substitute.
• 8+ years aerospace and launch systems experience.
• Experience with launch vehicle avionics and ground telemetry subsystems.
• Experience with Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP).
• Experience with Minotaur I/II/IV launch vehicles and related contracts.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as primary contact for the RSLP program office during factory testing and launch-site operations.
• Execute mission assurance operations per performance work statement requirements.
• Create and maintain schedules of factory and field site operations.
• Provide weekly technical inputs to LSMA project managers with status updates.
• Support design reviews and meetings to aid mission assurance functions on LOJ concepts of operations and test programs.
• Travel ~25% per year; extended 1–2 month deployments may be required at times.
• Interface with AS&D Project Engineers at Kirtland AFB for IV&V activities.

Conocimientos

Communication

Initiative

MS Office

Travel readiness

Educación

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Herramientas

MS Office

Visio

Descripción del empleo

AFSS requires a full-time Senior Field Operations Engineer to support the Rocket Systems Launch Program Mission Assurance (RSLP MA) contract at Vandenberg SFB CA. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of launch site operations, as part of providing mission assurance for Air Force Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) projects.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the RSLP program office (AS&D and Air Force) during RSLP factory testing and launch site operations. These operations are performed by various launch vehicle contractors, supported by LSMA AS&D team.
• Execute assigned mission assurance operations support per performance work statement requirements.
• Create and maintain schedules of factory and field site operations.
• Provide weekly (and as required) technical inputs to the LSMA project managers that summarize the technical and schedule status of factory and field site operations for assigned missions.
• Support program design reviews and meetings as necessary to support the customer and LSMA Project Engineers in order to accomplish mission assurance functions, with particular attention on launch vehicle concepts of operations, test programs, and factory and site operations plans.
• Support factory and field site activities for assigned missions. Travel is estimated at 25% of the time over the course of each year, but extended travel to launch locations for periods of 1-2 months may be required at times.
• Interface with AS&D Project Engineers at Kirtland AFB, who manage the execution of all mission-unique Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) mission assurance activities.

Requirements:

• Must have strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with contractor and government counterparts.
• Demonstrated high initiative, proactive, low-maintenance, self-starter required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio) to perform technical writing, editing, and document formatting.
• Ability to travel in support of missions, and the ability to support a variety of rocket systems operations at various ranges (VAFB, CCAFS, Wallops, Kodiak, WSMR, PMRF) is required.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelors of Science degree, preferably in an engineering science. Relevant experience and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of a BS degree.
• 8 years or more aerospace and launch systems experience required.
• Experience in the design or development of launch systems is desired.
• Aerospace/launch system factory and field site operations experience is required.
• Experience with launch vehicle avionics and ground telemetry subsystems/components is required.
• Must have experience working with the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP).
• Must have experience with various launch systems associated with the OSP-3 and SRP-3 and previous launch contracts, for systems such as Patriot Targets, MRBM targets, air-launched targets, and space launch systems such as the Minotaur I, Minotaur II, and Minotaur IV launch vehicles.
• An active Secret Clearance is required.