Senior Systems Engineer
Washington, DC, US, 20003 Hauppauge, NY, US, 11788 Lemont Furnace, PA, US, 15456
Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC, a joint venture between Leonardo DRS and Thales USA, is a technical leader in the fields of sonar systems, sonar signal processing, acoustic training systems, and open architecture system and software integration. The venture focuses on emerging areas in the undersea warfare domain where the customer has identified mission-critical needs. For additional information about Advanced Acoustic Concepts, please visit our website at: http://www.aaccorp.com.
Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Job Location: Washington, D.C. or Lemont Furnace, PA
Position Summary
Responsible for analyzing system specifications, technical data, and drawings to determine acquisition, installation, and sustainment requirements to support development of installation, operations, and maintenance products. Coordinate with diverse group of engineers and technical SME’s across multiple disciplines within the DoD enterprise. Desired candidate will have practical experience with acquisition logistics, Alteration Installation Team (AIT) requirements and policies, and Navy modernization. Position requires critical analysis and strong writing skills and the ability to complete activities on time and budget. Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems, or subsystems. Experience with Linux a plus.
Primary and Essential Accountabilities
- Involved with the analysis, design, development and implementation of new and/or existing systems/sub-systems
- May include Architectural Design, Requirements Engineering, or others. Determine system specifications
- Support acquisition of hardware and software (or subcontractor services as needed)
- Responsible for leading group of engineers on a technical activity and completion of activity on time and budget
- Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems
- May use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments
- Review customer specifications and requirements, and under direction, develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
- Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
- Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
- Drive the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
- Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
- Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
- Participate in preparation of proposals
- Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
- Lead and direct the work of others as assigned
- Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
Secondary Accountabilities
- Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
- Lead less-experienced engineers
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant/applicable experience
- Fluency in technologies and application domain
- Ability to lead a technical group independently
- System Documentation generation experience
- Technical Writing
Additional Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge
- Mechanical integration experience
- Winch and handling systems experience
- Navy INCO/SHIPALT – Navy Installation and Ship Alteration experience
- Production Support experience
- Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Generation
- Navy LMET, STS/STG/DS Level II Maintenance, SIMO experience
Physical Requirements
- Lifting (up to 20 lbs.): up to 25% of time
- Walking: up to 25% of time
- Climbing, Bending, Standing, Stooping: up to 10% of time
- Sitting: up to 75% of time
- Travel: up to 10% of time
AAC works on a 9/80 compressed work schedule whereby employees work 80 hours in 2 weeks with every other Friday off.
Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #MCSS
Nearest Major Market: Washington DC