Description :
Location
Huntsville, AL
Virtual Office/Telecommute?
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Virtual Work Not Available
Shift
First
Business Unit
Integrated Defense Sys
Division
Network & Space Systems
Program
Missile Defense Systems
Occupation Title
Systems Engineering
Skills Management Title
Systems Architecture & Def
Job Classification
6K8CP6
Job Type
Non-Management
Experience Level
Senior Level (15+ years of experience)
Exemption Status
Exempt
Union
No
Security Clearance Required?
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Current Secret - US Citizenship Required
Work Eligibility Required?
Yes
US Person Status Required?
Yes
Export Control Required?
Yes
Relocation Money Available?
Yes
Date Posted
06/26/2008
Closing Date
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07/28/2008
Position Description
Lead Systems Engineer to provide System Architecture leadership for a GMD Systems Engineering & Integration team. The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System is the first missile defense program deployed operationally to defend the homeland against ballistic missile attacks conducted by terrorists or rogue states. The system provides early detection and tracking during the boost phase, midcourse target discrimination, precision intercept and destruction of inbound ICBMs through force of hit-to-kill technology. Extensive ground and flight tests have demonstrated the system's successful performance against long-range ballistic missile targets. Responsible for defining, documenting, and managing the GMD System Architecture in support of the design, development, and integration of the GMD Element. Position responsibilities include leadership for documenting current GMD architecture and capabilities, assessing system performance and identifying capability shortfalls, identifying architecture alternatives for new capabilities, conducting sensitivity analyses and trade studies, and establishing a forward path for GMD system development. Position requires interfacing with GMD Product Teams to ensure a thorough review of GMD architecture and with Missile Defense National Team to ensure integration of BMDS and GMD architectures. The successful candidate will employ a comprehensive knowledge of System Architecture tools, processes, and products to assess current and planned system architectures and interfaces and postulate alternative approaches that improve system effectiveness in terms of performance, cost, risk mitigation, flexibility, and robustness.
Competencies
General/Leadership
[ + ] Build Positive Relationships
Acts as an enterprise wide role model in building effective working relationships with other fellow senior team leaders, executives, senior managers, internal employees and external customers. Consistently and proactively probes for and provides information to clarify situations. Seeks and expands on original ideas, enhances others' ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand pertaining to the organization and industry. Places higher priority on organization goals than on own goals. Gains agreement from fellow senior team leaders, executives, senior managers and internal employees to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action; uses sound rationale to explain value of actions. Consistently and proactively establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.
[ + ] Cross Functional Partnerships
Analyzes the organization, potential external partners, and own area to identify key relationships that should be initiated or improved to further the attainment of organizational goal. Exchanges information with fellow senior team leaders, team leaders, senior managers and internal employees to clarify partnership benefits and potential problems; collaboratively determines the scope and expectations of the partnership so that both areas' needs can be met. Collaboratively determines courses of action to realize mutual goals; facilitates agreement on each partner's responsibilities and needed support; places higher priority on organization's goals than on own area's goals; anticipates effects of own area's actions and decisions on partners; influences fellow senior team leaders, team leaders, senior managers throughout the organization and in partner organizations to support partnership objectives. Implements effective means for monitoring and evaluating the partnership process and the attainment of mutual goals.
[ + ] Systems Thinking
Provides industry recognized expertise in evaluating job tasks and processes related to program/project objective(s); identifies non-value-added components and barriers. Expertly formulates complex change strategies; adeptly involves others to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. In a consulting role to executive leadership, makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by assigning accountability, communicating effectively, focusing on new skill development, and integrating with related systems or processes. Guides others to use accurate measurement systems to monitor the implementation.
Technical
[ + ] Analysis/Design Optimization
Highly advanced, expert ability to evaluate complex vehicles and systems from a multitude of perspectives. Includes the ability to apply figures of merit and integrated optimization tools. Ability to perform multi-disciplinary trade studies to evaluate configuration alternatives for functional and spatial integration.
[ + ] Engineering Analysis
Highly advanced/expert knowledge of engineering analysis (e.g. mechanical, electrical, avionics, design, circuit, systems, stress, structural, durability).
[ + ] Systems Trade Studies
Highly advanced, expert level of understanding and knowledge of trade study process (e.g., benchmarking, best value).
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry and typically 20 years experience in an engineering classification or either a Master's degree with 18 years' experience or a PhD degree with a minimum of 15 years experience in an engineering classification. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Other Job related information
OTHER: Position requires US Citizenship. Applicants selected must have a current FINAL SECRET clearance - will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for accessing classified information. **Please indicate your current Security Clearance status (Active, Inactive, etc.) and effective dates clearly on your resume.** PREFERRED: Active TOP SECRET clearance. Boeing offers programs to support career advancement and learning opportunities and technologically challenging assignments. This position offers an opportunity for employees to also enjoy the advantages of living and working in Huntsville. Missile defense and space exploration are at the heart of this community, where there are more engineers per capita than anywhere else in the nation. Huntsville offers a wide range of cultural and recreational opportunities, and the natural beauty of the area provides unlimited opportunities for hiking, biking, golfing, outdoor exploration and water sports on the Tennessee River.
