Cuas System Engineer

Ignite is an innovative organization dedicated to delivering advanced solutions in defense and technology. We provide exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, and a collaborative environment where innovation thrives. Our commitment to excellence ensures that employees enjoy comprehensive benefits, including generous 401(k), health/ dental/ life/ vision insurance, educational reimbursement, employee stock ownership, and exciting opportunities for growth.

We are searching for a talented System Engineer to join our team supporting the Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS) Product Office at PEO Missiles & Space in Huntsville, AL (on-site). As a CUAS Systems Engineer, you’ll facilitate and execute system development, procurement, and deployment within the CUAS Product Office supporting our CUAS solutions directly supporting our International programs.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Conduct reviews on program portfolios to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs and processes, manage and sustain the program technical baseline, and design and perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and system performance align with approved specifications.

· Perform program reviews to assess alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results to ensure subsystem and system performance meet program specifications.

· Provide system and program engineering, technical support, and technical training for initiatives including, but not limited to: acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding, installation, and operations oversight.

· Assist with material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support.

· Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version and configuration control

· Prepare technical documents that define, specify, and recommend system and subsystem characteristics.

· Provide technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, and support of associated engineering IPTs

· Perform validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures.

· Analyze and evaluate results of major engineering systems

· Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on performance, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, cost-performance, life cycle cost, productivity, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.

· Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been approved and entered into the system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product).

· Provide concepts and requirements analyses support services, including review and analysis of Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD), Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capability Production Documents (CPD), Analyses of Alternatives (AoA), Military Utility Assessments, Concepts of Operation (CONOP), Technology Development Strategies, Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) / Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Technology Standards Profiles

· Assist with the planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g., System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment).

· Support the development of associated documentation, including Systems Engineering Plans and Risk Management Plans.

· 15% travel estimated

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

· US Citizen with current Secret security clearance

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline with 3-10 years direct experience

· Experience planning, preparing, executing test plans (validation and Verification activities).

· Experience developing information papers and decision briefings

· Experience with requirements management

· Experience with radar, Electromagnetic Warfare, or kinetic defeat

· Must possess strong communications and analytical skills, be a self-starter, and detail oriented

Desired Qualifications

· TS/SCI security clearance

· Master’s degree in engineering or a STEM field

· 10+ years’ experience supporting DoD weapon systems

· Ability to work in a dynamic environment

· Previous experience in Army Program Office Engineering Team

Security Clearance Requirements:

· Must have an active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Education Requirements:

· A bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related STEM field is required.

Other Requirements:

· Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain and maintain an active Security Clearance