McBride is recruiting for a Senior General/Interdisciplinary Engineer to support the Aerospace Dominance Enabler Division (AFLCMC/HBZ)at Hill AFB in Ogden Utah. HBZ functions as the Air Force s technical acquisition and sustainment experts providing unique and comprehensive support to the war fighter. The ADE Division is responsible for a vast array of USAF systems to include Electronic Warfare Range Systems Range Instrumentation Air Combat Training and Aircrew Readiness Command and Control Systems Advanced Radar Threat Systems Combat Survivor Evader Locator P5 Combat Training Systems Black Switch and Legacy Voice Systems. Furthermore the ADE Division provides support to depot level sustainment and maintenance efforts FMS U.S. Army Navy Pacific Air Forces Air Combat Command (ACC) Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) and Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on a continuous basis.
Requirements
Duties include but not limited to:
- Design & Architectures
- Conduct and support all engineering and technical activities required during the material solution analysis technology engineering and manufacturing development production and deployment and operation and support phases of the systems acquisition process. Develop/prepare engineering and technical documentation inherently part of the activities listed above (e.g. Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) ) systems review and analysis with written reporting briefing and artifact development as required for all of the technical specialty areas defined in this section; and the planning and execution of all necessary technical reviews assessments and interchange meetings (e.g. Critical Design Review(CDR) Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA) Reliability Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM)) and associated artifacts (e.g. Critical Design Review entry and exit criteria)
- Conduct systems architectural analyses to include system design/design feasibility and stateoftheart assessment to Produce architectures document planned and existing systems determine deficiencies develop alternatives recommend solutions and support development of a plan to implement the chosen solution per acquisition and sustainment system engineering processes. This may include traditional architecture development or Model Based Systems Engineering processes.
- Track and ensure system architecture and interoperability requirements for the baseline system is maintained.
- Detail operational requirements and functional interactions within the system and with other systems considering life cycle costs logistics supportability human factors et al to determine if the basic building blocks of the system are defined in sufficient detail to support a development program effort
- Translate DoD user requirements into system requirements for designing developing testing and evaluating systems and subsystems using USAF and DoD approved acquisition methods.
- Provide engineering analysis of system training training equipment and simulator requirements; prepare technical documentation; and provide engineering evaluation of equipment and simulator designs
- Acquisition
- Understand and implement robust DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes to address the lifecycle requirements of each product support area
- Prepare and review program specifications for items processes and materials.
- Develop and utilize analytical simulation MBSE and digital engineering analysis techniques to optimize system performance and/or system effectiveness; establish system sensitivities define system parameters evaluate hardware and validate flight test results in terms of overall system relationships and applications.
- Develop prepare review and integrate selected milestone review documentation periodic reports and certifications as identified in current DoD and AF acquisition policy
- Review evaluate and monitor acquisition Contractor drawings for completeness currency technical accuracy and conformance to requirements specifications regulations and quality control to ensure compliance with ASME technical Data Package format and requirements
- Technical Management
- Complete and support requirements definition and analysis architecture design implementation integration verification and validation transition decision analysis requirements management risk management interface management and configuration management
- Facilitate the transfer of information lessons learned and best practices across all customers and contractors serviced under this task order within constraints of proprietary rights
- Perform market research and trade studies to assess current and future systems to ensure they meet mission needs/requirements. Conduct define and evaluate system cost schedule and technical performance. Perform reviews studies (including root cause analysis) audits evaluations and analyses and provide technical recommendations to the Government.
- Conduct engineering performance effectiveness cost effectiveness cost performance life cycle cost reproducibility reliability and maintainability risk and scheduling tradeoff studies
- Develop USAF approved Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP) test plans and procedures prepare test readiness reviews and associated test documentation using DoD and USAF standard processes execute developmental tests and assist in operational test planning/execution and evaluate tests in support of acquisition and sustainment programs.
- Participate in integrated logistics support efforts provisioning and source coding maintenance data collection technical order management configuration management evaluation of quality deficiency reports and/or identification of alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing/materiel sources preferred
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level Clearance
Education: Bachelor s Degree in a related professional engineering discipline from an ABETaccredited educational program and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed 5 of which must be in the DoD OR
- 15 years of directly related experience 8 of which must be in the DoD.
- Experience in engineering and technical resources with either USAF command or control reporting systems tactical radar shelter and radome systems aircraft trainer pods radios and communication systems EW systems or threat emitters depending on the specific branch needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Master s Degree in a related in a professional engineering discipline from an ABETaccredited educational program and 10 years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed 5 years of which must be in the DoD.
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. Minimum Required Qualifications Clearance:Must have and be able to maintain a Secret Clearance Education: Bachelor s Degree in a related field and 25 years of experience, 15 years of which must be in the DoD OR McBride is looking for a new team member with strong management consulting skills who can support a large grants management project for a federal client, with a heavy focus on financial management. You will be responsible for the following: Supporting the McBride team with financial management and reviews of federal grants. Working with Excel to build detailed and coherent reports with heavy data requirements. Building deliverables in Excel, PowerPoint and Word Supporting project management activities and working with the project manager to maintain contractual compliance Required Qualifications: 1+ year of management consulting experience within the Federal government, preferably at a major consulting firm and focusing on data analysis, change management, and/or business process improvement. Aptitude for managing, working, and communicating with diverse stakeholders, teams, and clients face-to-face and via teleconference. Ability to learn technical concepts quickly and communicate with multiple functional groups. Ability to deliver high quality products using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Demonstrated ability to engage with clients and stakeholders on a daily basis. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Education
Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.