Systems Engineer, Senior (BMS)

Full Time
Dahlgren, VA
Posted
Job description

BCI has an opening for a full-time Senior Systems (safety) Engineer in direct support of the Battle Management System (BMS) Safety Program who will become part of the BCI Operations Engineering Safety group. This group provides specific, tailored, Warfare System and System Safety Engineering support to several Coast Guard, Naval Sea Systems Command, Joint, and Naval Air Systems engineering, program acquisition and fleet support activities. The successful candidate must be an energetic self-starter, able to articulate complex technical issues in a clear, concise, understandable manner in verbal and written formats, work productively independently and in team environments, meet deadlines, and perform multiple tasks in parallel.

Job Location: Dahlgren, VA

Telework: Minimal available after 3-6 months

Job Start Date: within two weeks of hiring

Shift: Days~ 0800- 1600

Experience Required:

This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering, scientific, business or technical discipline or military operational experience at the E6 level or higher. 15+ years of general operational experience in systems engineering for DoD weapon systems programs, OR 15 years' combination US Navy, civil service, or industry experience in the description of duties is required. Five (5) years of qualified experience in DoD systems engineering processes in performing tasks focused on the development of system safety identified in MIL-STD 882, including hazard analysis, probability and severity assessments, design and architecture analysis and the generation of system safety reports/documentation. Demonstrated experience in the development and coordination of presentations. Safety experience may have been gained in such programs as Aegis Combat and Weapon Systems, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (ABMD), Ship Self Defense System (SSDS), Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), NIFC-CA, DDG-1000, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) or US Coast Guard programs in weapons system safety, explosives safety, environmental safety, topside and cargo safety or other related safety areas. Two (2) years' experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.

Description of Duties:

Full-time member of the BMS safety program with responsibilities tailored to provide technical, operational and engineering support for the systems and software engineering teams that execute analyses and assessments of system elements as well as combat systems level performance and safety risks. The expected projects that the safety program will be involved are: the Combatant Craft, the Airborne High Energy LASER, Precision Strike Package, Harvest Hawk, Littoral Combat Ship Surface Mission Module, Patrol Coastal, Baseline Three Surrogates and the Unmanned Aerial (MQ) project.

This includes, at a high level:

  • Developing and maintaining currency and understanding of the systems and their intended employment in the Navy and Joint environments;
  • Understanding relevant safety issues;
  • Participating in engineering and safety reviews;
  • Formulating, evaluating and editing risk assessment studies and analyses;
  • Preparing reports and briefs, and presenting such materials to formal boards including WSESRB;
  • Formulating and analyzing System Safety Plans, Safety Management Plans, assessment of hardware and software changes/issues affecting systems safety; and
  • Analyzing safety test documentation/plans.

Travel is expected, but not yet defined. There will be trips to the Washington, DC area, Wallops Island, Va, with possible brief trips to other states.

Applicants must be US citizens. Applicants will be subjected to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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