Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM).

Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM’s main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.

The candidate will provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process. The candidate will also provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal).

This is a full-time position that can be worked out of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Duties include, but not limited to: 

Program Reviews & Systems Engineering

• Conduct reviews on program portfolios to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system-level tests to ensure subsystems and system performance meet approved specifications.

• Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design, and test results to assure subsystem and system performance in accordance with program specifications.

• Prepare technical documents that define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics. Prepare management reports and conduct technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective action using application of engineering economy principles.

• Perform validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures. Analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering systems.

• Provide system/program engineering, technical support, and technical training for acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding and installation, and operations oversight.

• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes.

• Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, productivity, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.

• Provide technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations and analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, technical analysis, and support of associated engineering IPTs.

• Provide proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, and approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness.

Concepts & Requirements Analysis

• Provide concepts and requirements analysis support services including, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing:

  • Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD)

  • Capability Development Documents (CDD)

  • Capability Production Documents (CPD)

  • Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

  • Military Utility Assessments

  • Concepts of Operation (CONOP)

  • Technology Development Strategies

  • Functional Configuration Audits (FCA)/Physical Configuration Audits (PCA)

  • Technology Standards Profiles

• Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements approved and entered into a system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product).

• Assist with material solution analysis, technology, engineering, and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operation and support.

Design & Architectures

• Provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components across the acquisition life cycle.

• Conduct and support all engineering and technical activities required during the material solution analysis, technology, engineering, and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operation and support phases of the systems acquisition process.

• Develop/prepare engineering and technical documentation (e.g., AoA, SEP), support reviews and analyses with reporting, briefings, and artifact development, and plan/execute necessary technical reviews, assessments, and interchange meetings (e.g., CDR, MRA, Reliability TIM).

• Conduct systems architectural analyses including design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessments.

• Produce architectures, document planned and existing systems, determine deficiencies, develop alternatives, recommend solutions, and support development of plans to implement chosen solutions, including traditional or MBSE processes.

• Track and ensure system architecture and interoperability requirements for the baselined system are maintained.

• Define operational requirements and functional interactions within and between systems, considering life cycle costs, logistics supportability, and human factors.

• Translate DoD user requirements into system requirements for designing, developing, testing, and evaluating systems and subsystems using USAF and DoD acquisition methods.

• Provide engineering analysis of system training, training equipment, and simulator requirements; prepare technical documentation; and provide engineering evaluation of equipment and simulator designs.

Acquisition

• Understand and implement DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes to address life cycle requirements of each product support area.

• Prepare and review program specifications for items, processes, and materials.

• Develop and utilize analytical, simulation, MBSE, and digital engineering analysis techniques to optimize performance and effectiveness, establish system sensitivities, define parameters, evaluate hardware, and validate flight test results.

• Develop, prepare, review, and integrate milestone review documentation, periodic reports, and certifications as required by DoD and AF acquisition policy.

• Review, evaluate, and monitor acquisition contractor drawings for completeness, currency, technical accuracy, and conformance to requirements and ASME Technical Data Package standards.

Technical Management

• Support requirements definition and analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification and validation, transition, decision analysis, requirements management, risk management, interface management, and configuration management.

• Facilitate transfer of information, lessons learned, and best practices across customers and contractors, within proprietary constraints.

• Perform market research and trade studies to assess current/future systems for mission needs; evaluate cost, schedule, and performance; and perform reviews, studies (including root cause analysis), audits, evaluations, and analyses to provide technical recommendations.

• Conduct engineering performance, effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability, maintainability, risk, and scheduling trade-off studies.

• Develop USAF-approved Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), test plans, and procedures; prepare test readiness reviews and related documentation; execute developmental tests; assist with operational test planning/execution; and evaluate test results.

• Participate in integrated logistics support (ILS), including provisioning, source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order management, configuration management, quality deficiency evaluation, and identifying alternate sources of supply for DMSMS.

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret Level Clearance

• Experienced in requirements development, production and deployment, and operation and support, architectures development & implementation, modeling & simulation including but not limited to Model Based Systems Engineering principles, verification & validation, technical data package development and sustainment, and principles of configuration management
• Experience with network architectures, embedded systems and application deployment across a variety of systems and hardware, to include cloud deployment and virtualization
• Familiarity with DoD Acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering Manufacturing and Development, Production and Deployment activities
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations including live aircrew training/development of tactics, techniques, and procedures and Range Infrastructure architectures and systems are desired
• Familiarity with foreign ground radar

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field

Years of experience: 20+ years of experience, 12 of which working in the DoD sector

Additional Information

Location: Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, MA

Travel: Travel may be required at the customers discretion

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Odyssey Systems is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities