Description :
Location
Arlington, VA
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
Reliab, Maintain & Sys Health
Job Classification
6K8CP4
Job Type
Non-Management
Experience Level
Mid Level (5-15 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
07/18/2008
Closing Date
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08/18/2008
Position Description
As a member of the National Team, the selected individual will provide technical reliability, maintainability, and availability (RMA) and logistics engineering support to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Responsible to the Missile Defense Systems Engineering Team (MDSET) Design and Specification (DEED) IBT. Responsible for definition and development of logistics and RMA functionality, design packages, and requirements. Prepares related architectural and conceptual products and documents. Principle liaison for MDSET RMA and logistics functions with MDA. Performs RMA and logistics analysis; provides value-added analysis products and data for systems engineers and management. Meets program schedules. Provides RMA and logistics expertise to MDSET engineering teams regarding plans, specifications, reviews, and presentations. Coordinates with other MDSET engineering teams to ensure RMA and logistics interests are integrated into engineering products. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Project Management, team leadership, demonstrated interpersonal communications skills, able to work independently are a must. Solid system engineering experience - RMA requirements development, functional decompositions, system interfaces, and system of systems integration of military systems. Experience with requirements databases, analysis & architecture tools. Ability to identify and analyze problems, and propose solutions. Strong analytical, collaboration, and communication skills with proven ability to provide technical briefings to senior management are a must. Must have an active Secret clearance. Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions. Evaluates customer/operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces. Performs various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture. Performs analyses for safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success. Develops, maintains and identifies improvements for the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes. Resolves cross-functional technical issues. Works under minimal direction.
Competencies
General/Leadership
[ + ] Communication
Consistently clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Consistently keeps the audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Consistently frames even complex messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Consistently seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used; attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Advises fellow project leads and other internal employees in effective communication techniques.
[ + ] Customer Focus
Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions as a project team leader; develops and sustains productive customer relationships as they relate to project team leadership responsibilities; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how project level actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists other project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.
[ + ] Systems Thinking
Consistently evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet team objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Formulates change strategies; frequently seeks input from other project leads and internal employees to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by communicating effectively and focusing on new skill development. Uses extensive measurement systems to monitor the implementation.
Technical
[ + ] Analysis and Corrective Action
Extensive knowledge of root cause analysis and corrective action of non-conformances to reduce scrap, minimize rework, reduce cost and improve quality to meet all requirements. Develops, reviews and approves product definition data including emergent design changes.
[ + ] Engr Knowledge & Comprehension
Extensive knowledge of various engineering disciplines such as electrical, mechanical, and systems. The ability to communicate with technical personnel from multiple skill areas and functions to evaluate technical information and issues impacting design, production, and support of products, services, or other deliverables.
[ + ] Maintainability Analyses
Extensive, specialized knowledge of maintainability and availability analyses including maintenance task time estimation, timeline analysis, maintainability prediction and allocations, maintenance and servicing procedures, fault detection/fault isolation, accessibility, tools and ground support/test equipment requirements identification. Extensive, specialized knowledge of maintenance plan and concept development, failure modes, condition monitoring, repair schemes, preventive/scheduled maintenance inspections. Extensive, specialized knowledge of Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) processes, and modeling.
[ + ] Reliability Analyses
Extensive, specialized knowledge of reliability analyses including mission reliability requirements/performance parameters, mean time between failure, schedule reliability, guarantees and warranties, system/subsystem block diagramming, function flows, predictions, allocations, redundancy modeling, verification/validation, reliability planning, procedure/process development, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and reliability testing/growth.
Education and/or Experience
"Bachelor's degree and typically 9 or more years' experience in an engineering classification or a Master's degree with typically 7 or more years' experience in an engineering classification or a PhD degree with typically 4 or more years' experience in an engineering classification. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard."
Other Job related information
Military systems operations and logistics support experience, a plus. System of Systems engineering experience a plus. Strong coordination, organization, teaming and communication abilities. Familiarity with DOORS, System Architect engineering tools, and RAPTOR modeling tool. Top Secret clearance is a plus.
