Senior Systems Engineer

Astrion; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support AFLCMC ESG at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA. The role demands active Secret clearance, DoD experience, and leadership across system lifecycle from requirements through deployment.

Responsibilities include system engineering reviews, risk management, documentation, and technical planning to sustain and evolve complex C2ISR capabilities. Full-time on-site with limited travel.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an active Secret security clearance.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline, five of which must be in the DoD.
• Requirements development; production/deployment; operations/support
• Architectures development & implementation
• Modeling & simulation; MBSE principles; verification & validation
• Technical data package development/sustainment
• Configuration management principles
• Experience with network architectures, embedded systems, application deployment, cloud deployment, and virtualization
• Familiarity with DoD Acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production & Deployment
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations, live aircrew training, TTP development, and Range Infrastructure architectures/systems

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive program portfolio reviews to evaluate and recommend alternative plans, enhance systems engineering processes, manage and sustain technical baselines, and design/perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and system performance aligns with approved specifications.
• Review and evaluate alternative plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results to verify subsystem and system performance compliance with program specifications.
• Prepare technical documentation defining and recommending system/subsystem characteristics, management reports, and technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective actions, applying engineering economy principles.
• Perform system validations, including criteria and procedure development, and analyze/evaluate major engineering system results.
• Provide engineering, technical support, and training for programs/initiatives, including acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, evolution, deployment, fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
• Support risk management activities in alignment with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) processes.
• Conduct formal trade studies considering engineering performance, effectiveness, cost-performance balance, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
• Offer technical recommendations through reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, procedural guidance, and documentation, supporting engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Analyze proposals to compare and quantify technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness of proposed systems and components.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE concepts

Requirements analysis

Lifecycle support

DoD acquisition processes

Technical presentations

Risk & trade studies

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

12 years relevant experience

5+ years in DoD programs

Tools

Network architectures

Embedded systems

Application deployment

Cloud deployment

Virtualization

Job description

Overview

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

LOCATION: Hanscom MA

JOB STATUS:Full-Time

Salary Range: $135,000 - 150,000

CLEARANCE: Secret

TRAVEL:Limited; As Needed

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Ground Base Air Defense Sensor division (AFLCMC/ESG).

The ESG Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.

This is a full time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an active Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Education:Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD

• Requirements development; production/deployment; operations/support
• Architectures development & implementation
• Modeling & simulation; MBSE principles; verification & validation
• Technical data package development/sustainment
• Configuration management principles
• Experience with network architectures, embedded systems, application deployment, cloud deployment, and virtualization
• Familiarity with DoD Acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production & Deployment
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations, live aircrew training, TTP development, and Range Infrastructure architectures/systems

Technical Skills

• Broad theoretical and practical knowledge of systems engineering for acquisition
• Engineering support across system lifecycle (requirements through disposal)
• Understanding and implementation of DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes
• Familiarity with Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production & Deployment activities
• Use of analytical, simulation, MBSE, and digital engineering tools (as provided)

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to work closely with Government and EPASS logisticians, program managers, and engineers

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Conduct comprehensive program portfolio reviews to evaluate and recommend alternative plans, enhance systems engineering processes, manage and sustain technical baselines, and design/perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and system performance aligns with approved specifications.
• Review and evaluate alternative plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results to verify subsystem and system performance compliance with program specifications.
• Prepare technical documentation defining and recommending system/subsystem characteristics, management reports, and technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective actions, applying engineering economy principles.
• Perform system validations, including criteria and procedure development, and analyze/evaluate major engineering system results.
• Provide engineering, technical support, and training for programs/initiatives, including acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, evolution, deployment, fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
• Support risk management activities in alignment with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) processes.
• Conduct formal trade studies considering engineering performance, effectiveness, cost-performance balance, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
• Offer technical recommendations through reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, procedural guidance, and documentation, supporting engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Analyze proposals to compare and quantify technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness of proposed systems and components.

Concepts and Requirements Analysis:

• Review and analyze key documents, including Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), and Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs).
• Conduct assessments of military utility, operational concepts (CONOPs), technology development strategies, functional configuration audits (FCAs), physical configuration audits (PCAs), and technology standards profiles.
• Analyze system concepts and user requirements entered into system requirements baselines (functional, allocated, and product).

Engineering Process Support:

• Assist in material solution analysis, technology development, engineering, manufacturing, production, deployment, and operations support.
• Provide support for engineering technical processes, including version/configuration control, requirements analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and decision analysis.
• Perform risk, configuration, technical data, and interface management, as well as technical planning and assessments.

Technical Reviews and Documentation:

• Support planning and execution of technical reviews (e.g., System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessments) and develop associated documentation (e.g., Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan).
• Develop systems engineering documentation, ensuring understanding of systems-of-systems interactions, configuration management, technical data packages, and acquisition/sustainment engineering processes.