Senior Mission Planning Engineer, Acquisition Programs

Odyssey; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey, based at Eglin AFB, FL, seeks a Senior Acquisitions Program Engineer - Mission Planning to provide technical and programmatic support to DoD acquisition programs, focusing on weapon system mission planning, integration, and life-cycle management. You will ensure systems meet operational requirements, prepare technical documents, and participate in risk management and trade studies to optimize performance, cost, and schedule.

This role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• ABET-accredited degrees encouraged for higher qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews of armament program portfolios to evaluate and recommend alternative plans and improve systems engineering processes.
• Prepare and review technical documents defining, specifying, and recommending system and subsystem characteristics.
• Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative plans and test results, ensuring subsystem and system performance meets specifications.
• Prepare management reports and conduct technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective actions.
• Develop validation criteria and procedures for systems and subsystems.
• Analyze and evaluate results of major engineering weapon systems and provide operations oversight.
• Support program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes.
• Conduct formal trade studies considering performance, cost, reliability, and schedule.
• Provide technical recommendations, reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, and analyses.
• Support proposal analyses by comparing and quantifying proposed systems for technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Review DoD documents and system requirements baseline, provide system engineering support throughout the life-cycle.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Independent work

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree

ABET-accredited Master's degree

ABET-accredited PhD

Tools

Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS)

Job description

Odyssey, based at Eglin AFB, FL, seeks a Senior Acquisitions Program Engineer - Mission Planning to provide technical and programmatic support to DoD acquisition programs, focusing on weapon system mission planning, integration, and life-cycle management. You will ensure systems meet operational requirements, prepare technical documents, and participate in risk management and trade studies to optimize performance, cost, and schedule.

This role requires U.S.