VTG is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer III located onsite in Tucson, AZ.

Provide Systems Engineering support to Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Surface Missile Technical Representative (Tech Rep) Office, Tucson supporting the IWS 3, IWS-11, IWS-12, and AEGIS BMD Program Offices. This position will be located at Raytheon Missile Defense campus, Tucson Arizona. Duties include providing systems engineering and management support to the Tech Rep, which entails supporting all programmatic and technical efforts to integrate SM-2/3/6, RAM, ESSM, and other new missile programs as required. Duties also include providing technical support in the area of Surface Weapons Test Equipment and Production Test Equipment. This position requires frequent communication and collaboration with other government and industry partners. The candidate will be responsible for mitigating daily challenges while working with functional leadership, program leadership, and internal/external customers. The candidate will participate in determining objectives of assignments, plans, schedules and will arrange their own activities in accomplishing objectives. As part of this activity, the candidate will perform Systems Engineering duties and utilize systems thinking approach in developing solutions to a variety of problems.

• Supports and makes assessments of systems modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Prepare and distribute planning, presentation, and follow-up documentation for systems engineering and test.
• Monitor and verify progress of demonstrations and certifications; provide recommendation for hardware diagnoses, failure investigations; attend Failure Review Boards (FRBs) and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)and conduct engineering review of changes as required.
• Participates in the upgrading of operating systems and design of system enhancements. Supports algorithm, firmware, and software design peer reviews and functional test efforts.
• Coordinate the execution of system engineering reviews in accordance with DOD Instruction 5000.02 and the NAVSEA Technical Review Manual. Leader in the Technical Review Team (TRT) process
• Provides input for documentation on new or existing systems and review engineering development documentation.
• Work with designers and integration engineers to identify, analyze, and resolve operating/hardware system problems.
• Provides system/equipment/specialized training and technical guidance as required.
• Review system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Participates in special projects as required.
• Generates technical reports and white papers.
• Review and analyze released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities.
• Ensures that customer and internal configuration management requirements are implemented.
• Maintain government records of configuration management activities.
• Witness and provide technical assessment for integration activities, qualification test, and test readiness reviews for surface weapon test equipment.

Required skills:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering;
• 10 years of professional experience in Systems Engineering.
• Experience with modern missile design preferred
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles, methods, and techniques.
• Knowledge of the associated hardware, software, and equipment
• Professional certification in one or more specific technologies may be required, depending on job assignment.
• Good understanding of technology and computing tools (Product Data Management or PDM tools, SAP or similar)
• The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment
• Required knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and/or other pertinent software applications.
• Must obtain and maintain at a minimum a U.S. DoD SECRET Clearance or the preferred, U.S. DoD TOP SECRET throughout employment.

Preferred skills:

• Navy IWS 3, IWS-11, IWS-12, and AEGIS BMD experience
• Navy veteran

This is a Military Friendly job opportunity