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Job Title: Scientist, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 21153

Job Location: Mason, OH

Schedule: 9/80 (off every-other Friday)

*This position is eligible for a $10k Sign-on bonus!

Job Description:

As a Systems Engineer Scientist in our Infared (IR) Sensors business area, you will have the opportunity to work various programs solving our customer’s most difficult technical challenges. This role will be focused on one large program but could also have a broad impact to multiple programs and projects that are critical to our customers! As a Systems Engineer Chief / IR SME, you will support planning activities to address development activity processes and procedures for the organization. Tasks include technical planning, design, analysis, implementation, system integration, validation and verification. Analyses are performed at all levels to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal. This position supports the Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) Segment, a great team of talented professionals with world class technical expertise who take a collaborative approach to engineering and enjoy working together.  We have a long history of innovative and exceptional performance; we have earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers.

Essential Functions:

• Be a Subject Matter ExpertEO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infrared)
• Lead/guide multiple subsystem/component level teams
• Comprehend EO/IR functional and perofrmance requirements and effectively decompose them to subsystem and component level.
• Lead technical planning, system integration, validation, and verification activities.
• Broad understanding of Systems Analysis and methods. Able to understand how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes / performance.
• Must be able to coach and mentor junior technical talent
• Systems Evaluation — Identify measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance relative to the goals of the system.
• Facilitate and support working groups meetings with the customer and the engineering team.
• Demonstrated experience with designing, developing, testing, and delivering
• Demonstrated experience in the architecture, specification, implementation, simulation, test, verification, validation, and debugging
• Demonstrated complex problem solving and decision making — Able to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions; able to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate solution
• Must have the ability to obtain a DoD security cleatance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Physics, or related Engineering discipline with a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well within and outside of the organization including customers, vendors, and leadership with minimal oversight
• Prior systems engineering experience on at least five programs, with at least one program being a medium scale complex system or subsystem (i.e., > 10 System Engineers and/or >$15M).
• Knowledge of DoD component specifications, design processes, and hardware test/verification procedures.
• Active DoD Security Clearance

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