Senior Systems Engineer

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.