Senior Systems Engineer

Newport News, VA, USA | Full Time

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.