Vehicle Electronics Architecture Engineer

DCS Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corp in Sterling Heights is seeking a skilled Vehicle Electronics Architecture Engineer to lead research, design, integration, and engineering activities on military ground vehicle electrical power systems and architectures.

You will coordinate with PMOs, develop high-level architectures, and oversee contractor performance while ensuring compliance with DoD requirements. This role is on-site at client locations and involves travel.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to sensitive customer requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of networked systems engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Secret clearance.
• Experience developing vehicle electronic architectures.
• Proven project management experience.
• Ability to work independently and within a team to lead and support integration efforts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with negotiation abilities.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Experience interpreting user needs and DoD requirements documents to define system development or integration efforts.
• Ability to travel to customer/contractor sites and test centers (~10%).
• Willingness to work 100% on-site at the client location.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with PMOs to align schedules, integration costs, and requirements.
• Develop high-level vehicle electronic architectures and strategies for integration.
• Conduct research, trade studies, and technology assessments for electrical power systems.
• Prepare and manage program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and docs.
• Review contractor performance and provide technical recommendations.
• Monitor testing, modeling, and simulation to verify power system performance.
• Stay current on domestic and international power technologies.
• Author SoWs for vehicle system integration and oversee contractor execution.
• Support resolution of programmatic issues within the ground vehicle office.
• Coordinate development and synchronization of vehicle architectures for future networks.
• Deliver status briefings to PMOs and Program Executives.
• Manage documentation and activities needed for project management.

Skills

Project management

Written & verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Travel 10%

On-site readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Vehicle Electronics Architecture Engineer

DCS Corp | Sterling Heights

Job details

Serves as a senior Vehicle Electronics and Architecture (VEA) Engineer responsible for conducting, monitoring, directing and coordinating research, design, development, integration, and engineering activities on military ground vehicle electrical power systems and electronic architectures.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinate with project management offices to align acquisition schedules, integration costs, and requirements for Army and/or Marine Corps vehicle electronic architecture development.
• Develop high-level vehicle electronic architectures and strategies for integrating VEA technologies onto ground vehicles.
• Conduct research, trade studies, market surveys, and technology assessments related to electrical power systems and components.
• Prepare and manage program plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and technical documentation for electrical power and integration efforts.
• Review contractor performance and provide technical recommendations on electrical power components, system designs, and architectures.
• Participate in and monitor testing, modeling, and simulation activities to verify performance of electrical power systems and subsystems; recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Remain current on domestic and international electrical power technologies and apply industry advancements to assigned programs.
• Author statements of work (SoWs) for vehicle system integration and oversee contractor execution.
• Support resolution of programmatic issues within the ground vehicle office.
• Coordinate the development and synchronization of vehicle electronic architectures to support future network capability sets.
• Prepare and deliver status briefings to Project Management and Program Executive Offices.
• Manage documentation and activities needed to support project management duties.
• Provide oversight of contractor-developed electronic architectures and support integration of Government-furnished systems.

Required Skills

• Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering plus a minimum of 8 years of experience with networked systems engineering.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War (DoW) Secret clearance.
• Experience developing vehicle electronic architectures.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment to lead and support integration efforts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate solutions to competing requirements.
• Commitment to providing high-quality support and customer service to Government stakeholders.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Experience interpreting user needs and DoD requirements documents to define system development or integration efforts.
• Ability to travel to customer and contractor sites and test centers (approximately 10%).
• Willingness to work 100% on-site at the client location.

Desired Skills

• Working knowledge of Vehicle Electronic Architecture/Vetronics and related software on DoW ground combat vehicles.
• Experience with electrical, computer, or systems engineering on DoW ground combat vehicles or C5ISR systems.
• Experience working with organizations such as MCTSSA, PEO LS, MCSC, GVSC, CPE CL, CPE C2IN or related Army PM offices.
• Understanding of the DoW acquisition process.