NAVAIR Systems Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

United States, Maryland, Patuxent River

Feb 19, 2025

NAVAIR Systems Engineer

Location

US-MD-Patuxent

ID

2025-2213

Category

Software & Systems Development

Position Type

Full-Time

Remote

Clearance Required

Secret

Overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

Responsibilities

As aSystem Engineer you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Assess engineering efforts for cost and schedule contracted by or in coordination with the IPT

Review, disposition, and take responsibility for the quality of engineering staff effort
Provide inputs for engineering staff requirements in support of IPT efforts
Coordinate tasking of engineering staff with IPT leads
Provide leadership and mentoring to engineering staff
Provide technical guidance and oversight to the following teams - Software, Mission Planning, and Avionics Test Facility (ATF)
- Provide execute software architecting processes to support software compartmentalization
- Tailor SETR and SET to support AGILE development and acquisition
- Provide recommendation to IPT leads for the direction of the projects, adjusting the plan when appropriate to maintain balance between competing interests
- Review and Disposition defects found
- Lead/Coordinate the Lead Software Engineer and software team to evaluate defects found in the code baselines
- Utilize established methods of communications to coordinate a PMA-wide disposition
- Chair the SCRIB/E (Software Configuration Review Initiative Board/Evaluation) comprised of pilot representatives, military class desk, civilian class desks, IPT leadership, and engineering leadership. End goals include a priority being assigned to each known defect, and a funding target for programming.
- Coordinate OMN PRE funding requests with IPT leadership annually
- Build and maintain a program wide Functional Qualification Testing schedule
- Continually assess the option of setting up an organic Software Support Activity
- Provide regular status updates to APMSEs concerning software acquisition progress

Qualifications

Ability to obtain Top Secret DoD Clearance. US Citizenship required.
A BS or BA degree in Engineering with software development experience. Degree must be awarded from a college program with ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) certification.
At least fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience, performing requirements analysis, design, integration and testing. At least five (5) years of the fifteen (15) years of experience shall have consisted of performing systems engineering functions for a DoD aircraft system, DoD weapons system, DoD mission system or DoD support system.

Pay Transparency Statement

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $132,700.00/Yr. - USD $279,100.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

EEO Statement

EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status