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John H Northrop And Associates

Senior Systems Engineer

John H Northrop And Associates, Baltimore, Maryland, United States,


JHNA is currently seeking a talented Senior Systems Engineer to join our NAVAIR support team in Patuxent River, MD. This position will require on-site support at NAVAIR, with some allowance for telework/remote work. The ideal candidate will live within a commutable distance from NAS Pax River.

Roles/Responsibilities:

Apply systems engineering processes to the analysis, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of TMPC mission planning software and technical documentation for the Tomahawk missile system for FMS programs.

Coordinate closely with the Foreign Disclosure Office (FDO) to ensure that software and technical documentation is appropriately sanitized and properly documented for FDO release approval to partner FMS countries.

Engage with customers to collect input and feedback to improve and enhance Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC).

Review, analyze, and document TMPC emerging requirements.

Analyze the impact of changes to TMPC system requirements and interfaces.

Participate in vendor technical interchange meetings and review vendor technical recommendations.

Lead working groups to address engineering and technical challenges that require analysis of alternatives.

Participate on change management and configuration management processes and review boards.

Review vendor produced MBSE models, and contribute to MBSE descriptions of the system.

Coordinate with test and evaluation activities for assessment of TMPC software.

Conduct technical Risk Management and tracking.

Provide technical input and review to project plans, project schedules, project roadmaps

Support project planning and technical cost estimates.

Author reports, briefs, provide progress reviews, and brief Senior NAVAIR Leadership on status, metrics, and technical analysis

Assist with vendor tasking, guidance, and oversight in the development of technical SOWs, participation with TIMs, PMRs, and review of CDRLs.

Participate in the development of strategies to apply Agile development practices to TMPC FMS.

Participate in Agile software development processes including backlog grooming, backlog prioritization, sprint reviews, program increment reviews, and capability evaluation.

Advise and assist NAVAIR executives, managers, and supervisors in the planning and implementation of systems engineering and digital engineering policy and guidance.

Job Requirements

Active DoD Secret Clearance. US Citizenship required.

Bachelor's degree in a Technical Discipline.

10+ years of relevant engineering experience with at least five (5) years of experience in Software/Systems Engineering supporting DoD aircraft or weapons systems, consisting of the design, development, integration, and system testing of computer hardware and software.

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