Systems Engineer (Journeyman) for Automated Test Equipment/Systems - PMA 260

Synectic Solutions, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Synectic Solutions, Inc. seeks a Systems Engineer (Journeyman) to support the Common Aviation Support Equipment Program Office (PMA-260) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD.

The role involves integrating avionics support equipment development with a focus on reliability, maintainability, safety, and readiness. The candidate will lead systems engineering tasks, coordinate across disciplines, and propose solutions to complex issues while ensuring conformance to naval policies

Qualifications

• Must hold a bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of three (3) years of recent and relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge of systems engineering principles and avionics support equipment development.

Responsibilities

• Performs as the avionics support equipment systems engineer, including ATS Systems Engineer, integrating various engineering disciplines.
• Formulates solutions and analyzes support equipment for the commodity stressing reliability, maintainability, safety, quality, and performance.
• Provides and disseminates specialized technical expertise on support equipment.

Skills

Engineering principles

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific field

Tools

Automatic Test Equipment

Test Program Sets

Avionics test equipment

Job description

Synectic Solutions isseeking aSystems Engineer (Journeyman) for Automated Test Equipment/Systemsto provide technical and engineering support to the Common Aviation Support Equipment Program Office (PMA-260) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD.

Responsibilities

• Performs as the avionics support equipment systems engineer, including ATS Systems Engineer, integrating various engineering disciplines and technical efforts.
• Formulates solutions and analyzes support equipment for the commodity while stressing reliability, maintainability, safety, quality, operational readiness, and performance
• Provides and disseminates specialized technical expertise on support equipment.
• Applies extensive background and knowledge of support equipment development, Naval Aviation Maintenance Policy, and systems engineering principles.
• Responsible for all systems engineering aspects, including requirements development, technical planning, and coordination of major programs and projects in avionics commodity support equipment development.
• Anticipate technical issues that could lead to serious safety, performance or reliability problems and take appropriate action.
• Recommends project adjustments or redirection as deemed necessary to achieve a satisfactory end result.
• Resolves risky, out of the ordinary, difficult and controversial equipment and operational problems where guidance is lacking, and minimal information is available.
• Serve as a systems engineer on unique and specialized assignments requiring innovation/deviation from standard engineering practices in developing new techniques/solutions or changes to existing/proven systems engineering concepts and technical practices. As a result, develop methods and procedures for use by NAVAIR.
• Translation of an operational need into a configured system through a systematic, concurrent approach.
• Integration of technical inputs of the matrix and technical disciplines into support equipment design.

Requirements

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum years of experience: Must have at least three (3) years of recent and relevant experience.
• Key Requirements:
  • Professional knowledge of engineering concepts and principles. Direct experience, a fundamental knowledge of project engineering and procedural methods in the management of large-scale engineering programs. Specific knowledge and skills are required in the application of systems engineering principles to the implementation of avionics support equipment development programs and avionics systems supportability.
  • Familiarity with avionics systems (such as communications) and thorough knowledge of avionics support equipment (such as avionics systems tests, Automatic Test Equipment, Test Program Sets) and the processes on how it is acquired, problems or limitations in the program area, and the knowledge to competently assess the feasibility of proposed improvements.
  • The incumbent must be familiar with integrated diagnostics, testability for avionics systems and avionics support systems development within the systems engineering environment. It involves dealing with engineering disciplines associated with systems development
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

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About Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI)

Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI), is an award-winning, 20-year government contracting agency focused on the areas of logistics, engineering, management, and information technology. SSI is a growing organization committed to exceeding customer expectations, to continually improving all products, services, and processes, and to perform all work with the commitment to upholding the highest standards and ethics.