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OBXtek · 2 months ago

Engineer, Senior (AQT, Office of the Deputy Asst. Secretary for Science, Technology, Maturation & Logistics)

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

OBXtek is a growing leader in the government contracting field, currently staffing for a Senior Engineer to support the USAF Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology and Engineering. This role involves providing engineering support for technology development and program transitions, while ensuring effective communication of technical concepts and assessments related to Air Force systems and programs.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyMobile AppsSoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Studying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program execution

Providing impartial assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of prime Contractor technical and operational issues

Researching and providing technical analysis for the preparation of programmatic documentation and responses to Congressional, DoD, Air Force Secretariat, and/or Air Staff

Making ties between technology gaps and S&T efforts

Providing advice for use of S&T efforts to future force

Communicating technical ideas for non-technical people to be able to understand

Proficiency in computer-based communication/office IT tools and ability to learn software packages used by the DAF

Handles confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, and communications

Providing engineering assessments of Technical Transition activities to include mission engineering, early systems engineering, experimentation, and prototyping activities

Researching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutions

Performing technical studies on individual weapon systems, weapon system integration and capability areas

Analyzing weapon systems architecture and integration and identify issues

Identifying operational deficiencies and other key issues, conducting research to develop alternatives, and providing recommendations and support for resolution

Performing weapon system/technology/cost trade-off studies

Reviewing and assessing technical, operational, and management concepts, documents, and specifications

Assessing the capability of weapon system design alternatives to provide the required capability

Providing expertise on Model Based Systems Engineering implementation and policy

Assessing policy requirements and procedures governing Air Force acquisition engineering and technical services

Assessing operating system end of life support analysis and recommending strategies to address impact on weapons

Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR

Qualification

Systems EngineeringDoD AcquisitionsAir Force PPBE ProcessTechnical AnalysisModel Based Systems EngineeringTask Management SystemsResearch SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration