The Role
Leads systems engineering analyses for defense acquisition and prototype programs, emphasizing manufacturing, additive manufacturing, industrial scaling, producibility, and lifecycle risks. Reviews requirements, test plans, verification and validation efforts, engineering data, vendors, and acquisition documentation. Develops assessment plans, supports test campaigns, participates in design reviews, integrates manufacturing risks, and briefs senior defense decision-makers. Provides expertise on developmental test and evaluation, manufacturing policy, emerging technologies, digital engineering, and AI impacts.
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Overview
WANTED: A Senior Systems Engineer with demonstrated experience working with DoW programs focused on engineering disciplines related to system development, manufacturing, additive manufacturing, industrial scaling, and industrial base issues. Desired experience in systems analysis, test and evaluation (T&E), and working with new technology and innovation efforts.
ResponsibilitiesAs part of the engineering staff for the office of Developmental Test, Evaluation, and Assessments (DTE&A), you will:
- Work within a team of engineers and warfare area experts to analyze and assess DoW acquisition programs and prototype efforts with attention paid to manufacturing issues, roadblocks, design impacts, and related issues.
- Using a holistic approach, reviews end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
- Engages with programs across DoW to be able to fully understand and assess issues and factors impacting capability delivery.
- Integrate issues and risks related to manufacturing issues into DTE&A Risk Assessments and other reviews.
- Work closely within an assessment team to design and execute an analysis; be able to brief senior DoW decision makers on risks and issues.
- Using available documentation including digital products, discern and evaluate key requirements, test cases, verification and validation efforts.
- Understand the key issues and drivers at the various acquisition program milestones; develop manufacturing-focused assessment plans appropriate for program status.
- Regularly interface with other OSW elements, service offices, test activities, MDAP Chief Engineers, and industry experts.
- Provide Systems Engineering and Developmental Test and Evaluation (DTE&A) expertise/knowledge in support of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) and OSW policy.
- Understand high-level product development strategies and the impact upon capability deliver. Work with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop detailed analysis of prototypes and acquisition programs.
- Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
- Reviews test plans/procedures, TEMPs, SEPs, ADMs, IMSs and other acquisition documentation to understand impact on manufacturing.
- Provide expert input to emerging DoW policies and instructions relating to manufacturing issues.
- Analyzes project proposals and engineering data to determine feasibility, producibility, cost estimates, and production time of DoW products.
- Reviews performance reports and documentation from vendors, requirements owners, field engineers, and testers related to engaged programs.
- Reviews selection of vendors and proposed development approaches.
- Reviews and assists in planning of test campaigns and prototype demonstrations.
- Bachelor's degree and 10-12 years of related work experience
- Secret clearance, able to get TS/SCI clearance
- Have an expert understanding of DoW instructions and regulations impacting manufacturing efforts.
- Be very familiar with emerging technology, digital engineering tools and processes, and AI impacts.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 10-12 years of related work experience
- Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
- Expert understanding of Department of War instructions and regulations impacting manufacturing efforts
- Familiarity with emerging technology, digital engineering tools and processes, and AI impacts
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The Company
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
