• Senior Systems Engineer

    JHNA (Newport News, VA)


    Newport News, VA, USA | Full Time

     

    Senior Systems Engineer

     

    JHNA is currently seeking a talented Senior Systems Engineer to support our Army Aviation customer.

    Roles/Responsibilities:

    + Derive S&T project plans based on priorities, gaps and problem areas.

    + Perform engineering, technical, and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development, and implementation for complex aviation systems in support of mission objectives.

    + Assist Government personnel in establishing and maintaining collaboration arrangements with government, industry, academia, and international partners.

    + Communicate, both written and verbal, project plans and status to leadership and stakeholders.

    + Execute S&T projects, including managing technical progress, risk, schedule, budget, and other project resources, to achieve established technology objectives and project goals.

    + Support analysis, integration, and testing of autonomous capabilities in manned and unmanned aviation platforms, ensuring effective interoperability and system performance.

    + Develop recommendations for system improvements, optimization, and support efforts across system life cycles.

    + Conduct technical analyses related to requirements definition, software and hardware design, functional and reference architectures.

    + Support configuration management, quality assurance, and change control procedures throughout the system lifecycle.

    + Prepare engineering data, test reports, and documentation for customer briefings and proposal presentations.

    + Lead or support systems engineering activities such as requirements analysis, architecture development, interface design, and verification and validation.

    + Support integration, demonstration and experimentation efforts to help drive S&T efforts as well as reduce risk for follow-on acquisition programs

    Required Qualifications:

    + Security clearance at the SECRET level is required.

    + Ability to travel up to 25%.

    + Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, science, or mathematics from an accredited university.

    + Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, preferably in aviation mission systems.

    + Knowledge of configuration management, quality assurance, and change control procedures.

    + Experience integrating software-intensive mission systems in aviation environments.

    + Understanding of system performance metrics, technical performance measures, and system lifecycle processes.

    + Strong communication and documentation skills for interactions with stakeholders and customer representatives.