Systems Engineer- Capabilities Integration, Journeyman

KAIROS, Inc.; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A dynamic engineering firm is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer, Journeyman, to provide support to the Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. This role involves research on emerging technologies, systems analysis, and documentation. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of relevant experience. An Active Secret Security Clearance is mandatory. Attractive salary range from $100,000 to $145,000, plus comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Five years of recent and relevant experience required.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills are a must.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering support to PMA-261’s CH-53K team.
• Conduct technical research on emerging technologies.
• Perform analysis of technology maturation timelines.

Skills

Engineering expertise

Technology roadmaps development

S&T familiarity

Customer relations

Microsoft Office proficiency

Detail-oriented

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific field

Job description

Overview

KAIROS, Inc is searching for an energetic, experienced, and highly motivated Systems Engineer, Journeyman, to join our team. This position will be onsite at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. Established in July 2013, KAIROS, Inc. is a growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) providing full life cycle Cybersecurity, Program Management, Engineering, Logistics, Additive Manufacturing, and Training and Education services focused on optimizing customers’ program performance and mission through proven methodologies and ethical practices. Our headquarters is in California, MD near Naval Air Station Patuxent River. We offer competitive salaries and benefits with outstanding growth potential.

The Systems Engineer, Journeyman will support the Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. This position provides critical systems engineering support for the CH-53K Capabilities Integration Team. Responsibilities include technical research and development of emerging technologies, system analysis, and documentation for new capabilities integration into Block upgrades to the CH-53K aircraft.

Primary Duties

• Provide systems engineering technical support to PMA-261’s CH-53K Capabilities Integration Team.
• Provide the technical research and analysis of emerging technologies at lower Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) to create advanced capabilities development roadmaps that can be presented to a CH-53K Engineering Review Board.
• Approximately 75% of this effort will be the pre-work required to neck down various emerging technologies to identify material/non-material solutions to fill identified gaps.
• Provide recommendations for the most impactful maturing technologies that bring increased capabilities to be included into bi-annual CH-53K Block upgrades.
• Perform analysis of a technology’s TRLs maturation timeline, review Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs) and SWAP requirements.
• Approximately 25% of effort will be post-award work to perform the System-of-Systems integration of various technologies and horizontal integration across Level II IPTs.
• Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems; guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems; and employing systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems.
• Coordinating engineering change proposals (ECPs), technical directives, and updates.

Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise is required.
• Experience with advance development of technology roadmaps. (Desired)
• Science & Technology (S&T) familiarity. (Desired)
• Strong customer relations, analytics, documentation skills
• Self-starter, highly motivated, strong work ethic with a commitment to quality
• Microsoft Office suite proficiency, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to work within a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to multi-task and meet competing, deliverable deadlines
• Detail oriented
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status and/or communicate issues
• Ability to adapt to evolving technology

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5) years of recent and relevant experience.

Clearance

This position is subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. In order to complete the requirements for government security clearance investigation you must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to complete the full background investigation. This position requires an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Compensation

While skills, education, and experience are key factors, they are not the sole determinants of salary. Other determining factors include but are not limited to location, contract budgets and requirements, and government labor category guidelines. The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $145,000. KAIROS also provides a comprehensive benefits package as additional employee compensation.