COLSA · 1 day ago
System Integration Engineer, Senior
Dayton, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelCOLSA is a company focused on systems engineering and integration for military applications. The Senior System Integration Engineer will perform systems engineering tasks, including design, integration, and airworthiness processes, while assisting in risk assessments and safety analysis for the VC-25B program.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Assist in developing, deploying, and maintaining processes to assure 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
Assist in reviewing, developing, and updating applicable program documentation for systems engineering relevant requirements/issues
Participate in and assist in the planning of systems engineering risk assessments by establishing a risk management review, coordinating action item status, and updating risk management metrics
Assist the program office Airworthiness Certification Working Group (ACWG) by assisting in the support, development, and maintenance of a comprehensive Modification Airworthiness Criteria Certification (MACC) compliance package and assist in conducting an airworthiness risk assessment
Produce draft documentation as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule, and performance to support the airworthiness process
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 scheduling trade-off studies; and conducting systems analyses to including 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 including but not limited to system design/design feasibility and state-of-threat 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 as a result of the integration processes using a systems approach
Assist in developing a SEP to address the technical strategy of the 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
Qualification
Required
Expertise in systems design and integration
Manufacturing, quality and industrial engineering knowledge
Airworthiness knowledge
Configuration and data management experience
Knowledge of OSS&E and airworthiness processes
Experience in risk assessments and safety analysis
Understanding of systems engineering in support of system definition, development, integration, verification methods, sustainment, risk modeling/simulation, testing and evaluation
Experience in human system integration (HSI)
Knowledge of crew stations engineering
Experience with OSS&E efforts
Understanding of interoperability requirements
Knowledge of airworthiness certification across a wide range of hardware and software systems, including ground-based systems
Ability to develop, deploy, and maintain processes for weapon systems integration, manufacturing, sustainment, configuration management, and operational safety
Understanding and execution of AFPD 62-6, USAF Airworthiness
Experience in reviewing, developing, and updating program documentation for systems engineering relevant requirements/issues
Ability to participate in planning systems engineering risk assessments
Experience in supporting the development and maintenance of Modification Airworthiness Criteria Certification (MACC) compliance package
Ability to conduct airworthiness risk assessments
Experience in producing draft documentation based on programmatic limits
Ability to review and perform assessments on program specific databases and analyze BIT failure reports
Experience in providing system integration guidance to aircraft program offices
Ability to review and analyze technical proposals or modifications for design feasibility and system capability
Experience in conducting performance effectiveness, cost effectiveness, life-cycle cost, producibility, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessments
Ability to conduct systems analyses including system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessments
Experience in providing technical expertise and application of systems engineering processes
Ability to define technology development and technical risk reduction efforts
Experience in managing technical issues arising from integration processes
Ability to develop a Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)
Experience in employing procedures, methods, and tools for measuring technical progress
Ability to assist in the development and review of the overall system design baseline
Experience in developmental planning support for military mission evaluation
Ability to review and analyze proposals for design feasibility and system compatibility
Experience with core engineering tasks related to system design engineering
Company
COLSA
COLSA's full-scale capabilities include cyber and information warfare, rapid prototyping and engineering, uncrewed systems, acquisition, logistics, studies and analysis, data science, and systems and software engineering.
Founded in 1980
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Van Corum
Deputy CEO & CFO
Ivan Garcia
Chief Technology Officer
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