Senior Systems Engineer

KIHOMAC, Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KIHOMAC, Inc. seeks a systems engineer to conduct comprehensive program portfolio reviews, evaluate alternatives, enhance processes, and design system-level tests to ensure performance aligns with specs.

You will review ICDs, CDs, CPDs, AoAs, support risk management, and develop technical documentation for lifecycle programs while collaborating with IPTs to optimize cost-performance and cybersecurity compliance.

Qualifications

• Perform comprehensive system engineering reviews, design and execute system-level tests to ensure performance aligns with specs.
• Review ICDs, CDs, CPDs, and AoAs; assess military utility and operational concepts.
• Support engineering processes including configuration management, architecture design, verification, validation, and decision analysis.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation and technical data packages.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct technical reviews (e.g., SRR, Technology Readiness Assessments) and create associated plans and documentation.
• Provide engineering support across acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment, and operations.
• Produce technical presentations, analyses, and corrective-action documentation guiding IPTs and stakeholders.

Job description

Expertise and Functions

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, analyses, 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.

Technical Skills:

Prepare and review system and subsystem technical documentation, requirements, and engineering analyses for E‑3/E‑7 AWACS platforms. Develop and recommend system characteristics, interface definitions, and technical approaches aligned with DoD and Air Force engineering and cybersecurity policies. Support modeling and simulation activities, including Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), and architecture documentation for planned and existing systems. Produce technical presentations, engineering reports, and corrective‑action documentation applying established engineering economy principles. Conduct system capability evaluations, performance analyses, and subsystem studies to inform government decision‑making. Utilize Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Agile collaboration tools to manage engineering data, documentation, and workflow. Review requirements for compliance with system, cybersecurity, and Air Force policy deliverables, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Interpersonal Skills

Collaborate effectively with government personnel, military members, and multiple major defense contractors supporting AWACS modernization. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly in briefings, presentations, and stakeholder discussions. Demonstrate strong teamwork skills when coordinating with the E‑7 engineering team on modeling, simulation, and requirements development. Apply sound judgment and problem‑solving skills when evaluating system issues and recommending corrective actions. Manage time effectively, balancing documentation, requirements analysis, and engineering support tasks across geographically distributed teams. Engage constructively with diverse stakeholders, fostering productive communication ac