Senior Systems Engineer, Manufacturing for DoD Programs

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Alexandria, VA is seeking a senior Lead System Engineer (Manufacturing) to analyze DoD programs, focusing on manufacturing issues, prototyping, and life-cycle considerations. You will interface with engineers and decision-makers to assess risks and develop manufacturing-focused plans.

The role requires a BS and 10–12 years of related experience, with a Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10-12 years of related work experience.
• Secret clearance, able to get TS/SCI clearance.
• Expert understanding of DoD instructions and regulations impacting manufacturing efforts.
• Familiar with emerging technology, digital engineering tools and AI impacts.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of engineers and warfare area experts to analyze and assess DoD acquisition programs and prototype efforts with attention paid to manufacturing issues, roadblocks, design impacts, and related issues.
• Using a holistic approach, reviews end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
• Engages with programs across DoD to understand and assess issues and factors impacting capability delivery.
• Integrate issues and risks related to manufacturing issues into DTE&A Risk Assessments and other reviews.
• Work closely within an assessment team to design and execute an analysis; brief senior DoD decision makers on risks and issues.
• Using available documentation including digital products, discern and evaluate key requirements, test cases, verification and validation efforts.
• Understand the key issues and drivers at the various acquisition program milestones; develop manufacturing-focused assessment plans appropriate for program status.
• Regularly interface with other OSW elements, service offices, test activities, MDAP Chief Engineers, and industry experts.
• Provide Systems Engineering and Developmental Test and Evaluation (DTE&A) expertise/knowledge in support of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) and OSW policy.
• Understand high-level product development strategies and the impact upon capability deliver. Work with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop detailed analysis of prototypes and acquisition programs.
• Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
• Reviews test plans/procedures, TEMPs, SEPs, ADMs, IMSs and other acquisition documentation to understand impact on manufacturing.
• Provide expert input to emerging DoD policies and instructions relating to manufacturing issues.
• Analyzes project proposals and engineering data to determine feasibility, producibility, cost estimates, and production time of DoD products.
• Reviews performance reports and documentation from vendors, requirements owners, field engineers, and testers related to engaged programs.
• Reviews selection of vendors and proposed development approaches.
• Reviews and assists in planning of test campaigns and prototype demonstrations.

Skills

Systems engineering

DoD program understanding

Digital engineering tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Alexandria, VA is seeking a senior Lead System Engineer (Manufacturing) to analyze DoD programs, focusing on manufacturing issues, prototyping, and life-cycle considerations. You will interface with engineers and decision-makers to assess risks and develop manufacturing-focused plans.

The role requires a BS and 10–12 years of related experience, with a Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI.