Systems Engineer - Missiles and Thermal Protection Systems

R&P is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Washington, DC to provide Engineering Support Services for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program under the Department of Navy. This role will support missile flight systems and requires subject matter expertise with missile structures and materials to include Missile Thermal Protection Systems (TPS). This position requires onsite work at the Washington Navy Yard with occasional telework authorized.

Design studies and evaluations associated with research, development, production, and operations.
• Review, comment, and provide technical advice to the CPS program office on technical documentations submissions from work performers, as needed.
• Provide the CPS program engineering and technical support and advisement regarding problem definition, analysis, requirement development, and implementation for complex systems in the engineering discipline required to meet technical requirements.
• 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.
• 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 configuration management planning. Describe provisions for configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits. Identify and maintain the original configuration of requirements documentation, design documentation, software, and related documentation.
• Manage configuration change control efforts. Supports the change process so that only approved and validated changes are incorporated into product documents and related software.
• Manage configuration status accounting efforts. Tracks all problems and changes in product documents and software. Reports changes and current configuration.
• Manage for configuration audit efforts. Supports audits to verify that requirements of all baselines have been met.
• Provide Information Assurance (IA) support to include identification of security risks, threats and vulnerabilities of networks, systems, applications, and new technology initiatives.
• Applies knowledge of current IA policy, tactics, techniques, policy, and doctrine, and relationship to IA reporting requirements and structure.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of requirements

Mandatory:

• Must have one of the following: a) A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 11 years of professional/internship engineering experience, OR b) A master's degree in a relevant field and at least 10 years of professional experience
• Must have an active Secret level clearance and ability to sustain one.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).

Preferred:

• Navy military veteran and/or some NAVSEA, IWS, Systems experience with ballistics weapons.
• Understanding of the following topics is highly preferred: 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.
• Experience with Missile Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) is highly preferred. Candidate should be specialized in engineering and design of materials to protect missile structures and payloads from extreme aerothermodynamic heating, particularly during high-speed hypersonic flight or re-entry.

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R&P maintains an Affirmative Action Plan to establish fair access to employment opportunities and to create a work community that is an accurate reflection of the qualified workforce. Due to security clearance requirements, U.S. citizenship is required for most positions

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.