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McBride ยท 10 hours ago

Principal Systems Engineer

McBride Consulting LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate. The role involves providing expert-level support to Department of Defense programs, ensuring compliance with policies, and contributing to the success of critical capabilities for the warfighter.

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Responsibilities

Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved specifications
Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications
Prepare technical documents which define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics. Prepares management reports and conducts 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 to support programs/initiatives, including but not limited to: 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, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness
Provide concepts and requirements analyses 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, FCAs/PCAs, Technology Standards Profiles, Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been 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
Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include: Requirements definition and analysis, Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment, Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management
Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above
Development of systems engineering documentation, an understanding of the linking interactions between systems of systems, configuration management, technical data packages and acquisition and sustainment engineering processes
Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include: a) Requirements definition and analysis; b) Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment; c) Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management
Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above

Qualification

Systems EngineeringRequirements DevelopmentRisk ManagementTechnical DocumentationModel Based Systems EngineeringNetwork ArchitecturesConfiguration ManagementDoD Acquisition ProcessesTechnical TrainingTechnical SupportTechnical PresentationsCollaboration

Required

Must be a US citizen
Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level Clearance
Bachelor's Degree in a professional engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited educational program with 12 years of directly related experience with 5 years in DoD setting

Preferred

Master's Degree in a professional engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited educational program with 10 years of directly related experience with 5 years in a DoD setting
15 years of directly related experience with 8 years of experience in a DoD setting
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

Company

McBride

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McBride Consulting, LLC, (dba McBride) is a minority and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) management consulting and project management firm with significant professional services experience that includes business strategy development, finance, accounting and audit readiness support, information security controls, business process optimization, human capital management and operations.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Lonnie McBride
Founder & CEO
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