Systems Integration Engineer, Senior

COLSA; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

COLSA is seeking a senior systems engineer to lead complex defense programs. You will apply systems engineering across design, integration, and airworthiness, ensuring safe and effective weapon systems throughout their life cycle.

The role requires a DoD background, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. Experience with OSS&E, safety analysis, and risk assessment is important for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an ABET accredited engineering discipline with advanced degree and 12+ years in the field, or 15 years with DoD experience.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering across design, integration, manufacturing, quality, and airworthiness.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain processes for integrated weapon systems lifecycle.
• Provide system integration guidance to program offices and contractors.

Skills

Systems engineering

DoD experience

Security clearance

MS Office

Education

ABET engineering degree + Master’s

ABET-accredited Bachelor’s

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering to include expertise in systems design and integration, manufacturing, quality and industrial engineering, airworthiness, and configuration and data management.
• Assist in developing, deploying, and maintaining processes to ensure weapon systems are fully integrated, manufactured, sustained, configuration managed, and operationally safe, suitable, and effective throughout their life cycle.
• Understand and execute AFPD 62-6, USAF Airworthiness, through standardized processes and issuance of flight authorizations.
• Understand and apply MIL-HDBK-516C Airworthiness Certification Criteria, to aircraft systems and subsystems.
• Support the System Integrity Programs including Mechanical Systems Integrity Program (MECSIP), assist in maintaining and updating the Critical Safety Item (CSI) list, and monitor airworthiness certification for mission partner aircraft.
• Apply OSS&E and airworthiness processes, as well as assist in providing risk assessments, safety analysis, and recommendations and addressing high-priority safety issues.
• Assist in translating user requirements into weapons system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test and evaluate weapons systems, subsystems and equipment for eventual fielding and deployment.
• Use knowledge of systems engineering in support of system definition, development, integration, verification methods, sustainment, risk modeling/simulation, testing and evaluation, human system integration (HSI), crew stations engineering, OSS&E efforts, interoperability requirements, and airworthiness certification across a wide range of hardware and software systems including ground-based systems.
• Review and assist in performing assessments on program specific databases, analyzing BIT failure reports, and comparing failure reports against the BIT interpreter analyzer for accuracy of BIT indications
• Provide system integration guidance to aircraft program offices for the program system installation and system maintenance.
• Review and analyze technical proposals or modifications for design feasibility and system capability
• Assist in conducting performance effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life-cycle cost, producibility, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical, and schedule risk assessments, and schedule trade-off studies
• Conduct systems analyses to include, but not limited to, system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessments.
• Provide system integration guidance to the government for the program system installation and system maintenance.
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing OEM technical proposals or modifications for design feasibility and system capability.
• Assist in performance effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life- cycle cost, producibility, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessments, and scheduling trade-off studies.
• Assist in systems analyses to include but not limited to system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessments.
• Provide technical expertise and proper application of systems engineering processes to support technology and systems development.
• Assist in defining the maturation of technology development and technical risk reduction efforts; and evaluating and managing requirements, functional and physical architectures, and interfaces.
• Assist in managing the technical issues that arise because of the integration processes using a systems approach.
• Assist in developing a SEP to address the technical strategy of development efforts.
• Employ procedures, methods, and tools for measuring technical progress and assist in assessing the effectiveness of plans and solutions.
• Assist in the development and review of the overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability requirements).
• Assist in developmental planning support in evaluation of the military mission to be accomplished and any related requirements documentation.
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing proposals, including regulatory and other policy driver changes or proposed modifications, for design feasibility and system compatibility.
• Assist with the core engineering tasks as they relate to system design engineering.
• Assist in providing rapid response engineering service and support as augmentation to organic resources through in-depth problem identification, impact assessment, and development of corrective actions for critical supportability problems.
• Support and assist in conducting the system safety engineering program, including mishap risk assessments; evaluating contractor safety proposals and safety analyses; evaluating safety concerns of using and support commands; and assisting with resolution of high priority safety issues.
• Assist in performing material solution analyses leading up to design reviews.
• Assist in producing or supporting development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule, and performance.
• Assist in providing support to produce or review products that include the following: technical evaluations/plans; engineering studies, reports, and analyses; and acquisition strategies/plans such as: ICD; Operational Requirements Document (ORD)/CDD; CONOPS; CPD; System Requirements Document (SRD); System Specification; RFPs; System Engineering Plan (SEP); Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP); Test Acceptance Procedures (ATPs); Program Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Evaluation (PESHE); information support plan; PPP; Technology Assessment/Control Plan (TA/CP); emerging technology assessments and Technology Transition Plans (TTPs); Information Assurance Strategy (IAS); Security Classification Guide (SCG); Alternative Live Fire Test and Evaluation Plan; Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA) compliance; Consideration of Technology Issues; Data Management Strategy; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Survivability Assessments; Net-Centric Data Strategy; Spectrum Supportability Determination; Technical Data Rights Strategy; Technology Readiness; Assessment (TRA); Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA); and other program/technical documents as required.
• Support project team meetings, working groups, and reviews as needed.
• Assist in analyzing equipment and software deficiencies; make recommendations for equipment and software deficiency corrections; and assist in developing, integrating, and testing equipment and software deficiency solutions.

At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our Family of Professionals! Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefits here: https://www.colsa.com/culture_benefits

Required Experience

One of the following combinations of education/experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in an ABET accredited engineering discipline, plus a Master's degree in engineering (Master's degree does not need to be ABET accredited), and at least twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD -OR-
• Bachelor’s degree from ABET accredited institution, and fifteen (15) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD
• U.S. Citizenship required; Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams), & Adobe Acrobat

Preferred Experience

• Demonstrate proficiency in digital engineering principles, such as CAMEO, SysML, or equivalent
• Experience implementing Human Systems Integration (HSI) to optimize total system performance, operational effectiveness, safety, survivability, and affordability while minimizing lifecycle costs

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Salary Type

Annually

The salary range, if referenced, represents a good faith estimate. COLSA considers various factors when determining base salary offers, but not limited to, location, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

COLSA offers a comprehensive and customizeable benefits program which includes

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Supplemental Income Protection Programs
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Education & Certification Reimbursement
• Employee Discount Program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 business days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.