Senior Engineer - Airworthiness

Company: Huntington Ingalls Industries
Location: Dayton
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Requisition Number: 13450
Required Travel: 11 - 25%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Hours Per Week: 40
Security Clearance: Secret
Level of Experience: Senior
Job Description
HII is looking for an Airworthiness Engineer to support the F-22 Program Office located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Must have experience working within a Special Access Program (SAP) and a Secret Clearance.
Looking or candidates with Airworthiness experience.

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  Must have an understanding of applying MIL-HDBK-516C, Airworthiness Certification Criteria, to aircraft systems and subsystems.
  
  
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  Assist with ensuring F-22 Weapon System Prime Contractor/ Subcontractors and the F-22 Program Office effectively scale and transform to Lean/Agile development practices and adhere to Agile principles.
  
  
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  Technical review of current and proposed software solutions to ensure software development meets requirements for capability performance, program security, airworthiness, and applicable coding standards; and Technical, organizational, and business improvement or investigative efforts for software systems as part of the F-22 Modernization development program.
  
  
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  Apply an understanding of DoD, USAF, and common engineering/scientific principles, processes, and procedures to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future USAF and joint service weapon systems.
  
  
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  Assist in translating user requirements into weapon system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate weapon systems, subsystems, and equipment for eventual fielding and deployment.
  
  
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  Assist with the development of requirements and technology needs into action plans and policies necessary to improve and retain world-class manufacturing, operations, re-manufacturing, and de-militarization/disposal of weapon system capabilities within the USAF.
  
  
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  Perform technical/mission analyses of existing and future operational requirements, assist in developing system concepts, and perform technological/trade-off assessments of proposed designs/modifications.
  
  
  Essential Job Responsibilities
  
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    Provide rapid response engineering service and support as augmentation to organic resources through in-depth problem identification, impact assessment, and development of corrective actions for critical supportability problems.
    
    
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    Perform material solution analyses leading up to design reviews.
    
    
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    The Contractor shall produce or support development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic constraints based on cost, schedule, and performance.
    
    
    Minimum Qualifications
    
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      Advanced Degree (MA/MS) and ten years of experience in the respective technical/ professional discipline being performed with proper certifications as described in the Labor Category performance requirements.
      
      
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      OR, BA/BS degree, and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed with proper certifications as described in the Labor Category performance requirements.
      
      
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      OR, 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the Labor Category performance requirements.
      
      
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      Major in engineering from a college or university with an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering program(s) for the degree requirements of the position (e.g., electrical, mechanical, aerospace, etc.). Degrees in engineering technology do not qualify for these positions
      
      
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      Provide support to produce or review products that include the following: technical evaluations/plans; engineering studies, reports, and analyses; and acquisition strategies/plans, including but not limited to: ICD; ORD/CDD; CONOPS; CPD; System Requirements Documents; System specifications; Weapon System Prime Contractor/Subcontractor RFPs; System Engineering Plans (SEPs); TEMPs; Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs); Qualification Test Procedures; program Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) evaluations; information support plans; Program Protection Plans (PPPs); Information Assurance Strategies; Security Classification Guides (SCGs); alternative live fire T&E plans; Clinger-Cohen Act compliance; Consideration of technology issues; Data management strategies; Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear survivability assessments; Net-centric data strategies; Spectrum supportability determinations; Technical data rights strategies; Technology readiness assessments; and Manufacturing readiness assessments.
      
      
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      Develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages and executive briefings to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approvals.
      
      
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      Support project team meetings, working groups, and all technical reviews upon request, including, but not limited to: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, TCM, TIMs, FCA, PRR, PMR, and other meetings/working groups/reviews as applicable.
      
      
      Preferred Requirements
      
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        Analyze equipment and software deficiencies, make recommendations for equipment and software deficiency corrections, and monitor the development, integration, and testing of equipment and software deficiency solutions.
        
        
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        Assist the Government in the engineering evaluation of prime and subcontractor recommendations for operational and support issues, such as: Evaluations of Advance Change Study Notices (ACSNs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Contractor Change Proposals (CCPs), FAA bulletins, modification proposals, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), program risk, and related document
        
        
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        Support the development and evaluation of the IMP, IMS, and systems engineering detailed schedule engineering cost estimates.
        
        
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        Perform, as required, an advisory role for program Weapon System Prime Contractor source selections on all engineering-related requirements.
        
        
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        Support the F-22 Division in the performance of disciplined engineering activities to assure Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) for all products.
        
        
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        Follow the Life Cycle Systems Engineering (LCSE) and OSS&E-related AFIs and all lower level supplements and related documents including applicable OIs.
        
        
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        Assist with establishing, implementing, and adhering to LCSE processes to ensure OSS&E compliance is achieved and maintained.
        
        
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        Aid the USAF in reviewing and updating the OSS&E Baseline Document and shall support the USAF in the identification of OSS&E elements, progress reporting of OSS&E metrics, and interaction with other organizations to ensure continued OSS&E compliance.
        
        
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        Ascertain the SEP implementation status throughout program operations and notify the USAF of pertinent shortfalls or gaps for which corrective action may be needed.
        
        
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        Support the mechanical systems integrity program, maintain and update the critical safety item list, and monitor airworthiness certification for F-22 Division aircraft.
        
        
        This opportunity resides with Cyber & Electronic Warfare, a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace. Our deep expertise in network architecture, software and hardware development, cybersecurity and the electromagnetic environment uniquely enables us to support sensitive missions for federal agency partners.
        HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable a networked, all-domain force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII's skilled workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, please visit: hii.com.
        HII is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

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