Senior Systems Engineer — Hybrid (AWACS/DoD)

McBride International

Oklahoma City (OK)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

McBride Consulting is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support AFLCMC/HBS/WIW AWACS efforts at Tinker AFB, OK. Hybrid full-time role with responsibilities spanning systems engineering, risk management, requirements analysis, and technical documentation for DoD programs.

The candidate will review systems, develop SEP/CPD documentation, perform trade studies, and assist in lifecycle management while collaborating with government personnel and contractors across distributed teams.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.
Clearance: Must have a Secret Clearance.
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, OR 15 years directly related experience, eight of which must be in the DoD.

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 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 IPTs.
Analyze proposals to compare and quantify technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness of proposed systems and components.