Peraton is seeking an experienced Air Vehicle Systems Engineer to provide Naval Aviation expertise in a highly dynamic environment to support our NAVAIR customer at Patuxent Naval Air Station located in Lexington Park, MD. This leadership position supports the Air System Group and the assigned Program Management Office. Systems engineering skill set will apply to the air vehicle aeromechanics, structures, materials, and several subsystems. Airworthiness, acquisition, sustainment, and project management are products and services rendered. Professionalism and the ability to prioritize/organize high visibility efforts while being working with multiple technically diverse teams that are geographically dispersed. The candidate is expected to succinctly articulate complex technical challenges/mitigations/resolutions across the organization; often representing those technical commodities and program to support the Naval Aviation Enterprise mission.
What you will do…
- Operate as a subject matter expert and/or Project/Program manager. Responsible for development and/or oversight NAVAIR level or Component/Command level program (or programs) relating to research, new acquisition, testing, evaluation, innovation, in-service and reengineering. Recommend tradeoffs between cost, schedule and performance.
- Perform services and provide products within the systems engineering requirements including, but not limited to: systems engineering technical reviews, tailoring requirements for the efforts in collaboration with technical domains, statements of work, technical evaluations, risk management, investigations, system requirements, etc…
- Determine the direction of technical work and effort of other personnel. Review the work of others and provide coordination and insights into the progress.
- Promote the spin-off/transfer of federally owned or originated technology, as appropriate, to state and local governments and to the private sector.
- Provide engineering expertise to the class desks, and IPT’s in support of Program Management (PMA) and Air Systems Group (ASG) efforts. Propose and guide the program management and contractor personnel through the system engineering process. Negotiate within the department and with other government activities as required to acquire needed timely technical support.
- Collaboratively, with the technical team, develop technical approach, cost estimates, manpower/facilities requirements, and milestones related to program objectives.
- Technically manage, integrate and coordinate the technical efforts of a variety of journeyman-level engineers and technical experts within the Air Vehicle Department on programs and projects involving multi-division or multi-site participation, where such integration and coordination is crucial to success. Efficiently and effectively collaborate with Technical Warrant holders. Coordinate with industry partners and other government services as required.
- Coordinate specific software, process development and testing efforts performed internal and external to government entities. This includes, but not limited to government laboratories, Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs), vendors, air vehicle, and manufactures.
- Resolve conflict and provide systems engineering technical guidance concerning changes in technical approach and program objectives. Ensure all appropriate stakeholders are included in the resolution.
- Responsible for the horizontal integration/coordination across Air Vehicle Engineering Department disciplines. Develops and coordinates air worthiness requirements and identifies data products needed to support interim flight clearances.
- May be asked to represent the Naval Air Systems Command Air Vehicle Engineering Department as a systems engineer at meetings and conferences with contractors and other Government activities, as appropriate to the position responsibilities.
- Responsible for reviewing contractor’s design, test plans, developmental data, and specifications; recommending changes and additional areas of investigation; and reporting progress and problems to other team members, program managers, and Navy management.
- Develop rationale and advocate for incorporating changes brought about by feasibility limitations, state-of-the-art enhancements, and modified operational requirements.
- Maintains knowledge and insight into the critical risk areas. Identifies, analyzes, and mitigates risk in accordance with program risk management plan.
- May be asked to represent the NAWCAD with ONR, NAVAIR, DARPA, and other government sponsors as an Air Vehicle technical point of contact, as appropriate for the position.
