Systems Integration Engineer

R&P is looking for a senior systems engineer, with VIRGINA Class submarine experience who wants to join our team supporting the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program Office in Washington, D.C. The CPS Program is rapidly developing and fielding hypersonic weapons capability for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. We need a senior systems engineer ready to join a fast-paced and exciting work environment inside the program’s systems engineering and integration division. Primary focus of the work will be CPS weapon systems integration into VIRGINA Class submarines. We are a mid-sized defense contractor providing Engineering, Logistics, Program Management and Technical Services to government clients. Responsibilities Design studies and evaluations associated with research, development, production and operations.

• Review, comment, and provide technical advice to the CPS program office on technical documentation submissions from work performers.
• Provide the CPS program engineering and technical support and advisement regarding problem definition, analysis, requirement development and implementation for complex systems.
• Provide assessments and recommendations on system development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts.
• Perform risk assessments and analysis employing modeling and simulation techniques.
• Support the identification, tracking, and resolution of systems engineering issues related to technical interfaces, technology insertion/design improvements, and other program initiatives.
• Prepare technical presentations, briefings, and papers to address program management issues in such venues as technical design reviews, technical review boards, and others.
• Collaborate, coordinate, and act as the CPS program office liaison, when required, with CPS program office stakeholders, to include Government National Team members and the Army Hypersonics Program Office (AHPO).
• Identify technical issues that need resolution in particular CPS areas of responsibility. Work with applicable Government team leads to facilitate resolution of technical issues. Facilitate timely decisions and review and adjudication of all design products and written correspondence.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans for identified cost, schedule, and technical issues.
• Provide weekly reports on significant issues and actions.
• Support transition of research and developmental efforts into production, and management of technical activities.
• Support research and development objective utilizing a full understanding of multiple engineering disciplines for topics across flight systems. Topics includes but not limited to, Electrical and Mechanical Design, Navigation, Guidance, and Control, Telemetry and Instrumentation, Flight Software, Re-entry Hardware, and Flight Termination Systems, Requirement Definition, Allocation, and Verification, Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Interfaces.
• Provides recommendations for procedures or modifications to procedures to solve complex problems considering defense system capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results.
• Support the preparation of detailed specifications from which research programs will be written.
• Conduct assessments and make recommendations for program design, testing, and documentation utilizing a full knowledge of all phases of research application, analysis, and programming and research analysis techniques.
• Support all technical baseline configuration management planning. Describe provisions for configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits.

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have an active DoD Secret level clearance
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 11 years of professional systems engineering experience.

Or

• A master’s degree in a relevant field and at least 6 years of professional experience

Preferred qualifications:

• 7-years experience providing engineering support to U.S. Navy Systems Commands, or Strategic Systems Program organizations.
• VIRGINIA Class Submarine experience.
• Experience with missile launcher development, testing, and submarine platform integration.
• Experience with weapon control system platform integration.

R&P offers a highly competitive compensation package that includes contributions towards health insurance, 401(k) matching, and other non-salary benefits. Exact salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.