Systems Engineer (Sensors)

BCI has an opening for (1) full-time Systems (safety) Engineer in direct support of Sensor Systems, System Safety Program who will become part of the Systems Safety Engineering group. This group provides specific, tailored, Warfare System and System Safety Engineering support to several Coast Guard, Naval Sea Systems Command, Joint, and Naval Air Systems engineering, program acquisition and fleet support activities. The successful candidate must be an energetic self-starter, able to articulate complex technical issues in a clear, concise, understandable manner in verbal and written formats, work productively independently and in team environments, meet deadlines, and perform multiple tasks in parallel.

Job Start Date: 10/1/2024

Telework: Minimal

Shift: Days~ 0800- 1600

Experience Required:

This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering, scientific, business or technical discipline or military operational experience at the E5 level or higher. 10+ years of general operational experience in systems engineering for DoD weapon systems programs, OR 10 years' combination US Navy, civil service, or industry experience. Two (2) years of qualified experience in combat systems engineering and systems safety is desired but not required. Experience with radar systems as part of DoD systems is preferred, such as AN/SPS-48 (Series), SPY-1, Multi-Mission Radar (MMR), Dual Band Radar (DBR), Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR). Two (2) years' experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.

Description of Duties:

Full-time member of the Sensor Systems safety program with responsibilities tailored to provide technical, operational and engineering support for the systems and software engineering team that executes analyses and assessments of training system elements as well as combat systems level safety risks.

This includes:

• Developing and maintaining currency and understanding of current and developmental training systems;
• Understanding relevant safety issues;
• Participating in engineering and safety reviews;
• Evaluating and editing risk assessment studies and analyses;
• Preparing reports and briefs, and presenting such materials to formal boards including WSESRB;
• Analyzing System Safety Plans, Safety Management Plans, assessment of hardware and software changes/issues affecting systems safety; and
• Analyzing safety test documentation/plans.

Travel: Travel is required up to 5-10% as part of assigned tasking. There will be trips to the Washington, DC area, Wallops Island, Va, with possible brief trips to other states.

Applicants must be US citizens. Applicants will be subjected to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled