Aviation Systems Engineer
Company: The MITRE Corporation
Location: Bedford
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling
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benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a
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flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like
the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE-and make a
difference with us.Department Summary:The Airborne Battle
Management and Command and Control (ABMC2) department is seeking a
skilled systems engineer with expertise in aircraft avionics and an
interest in joing our dynamic department to assist in defining the
future of airspace sharing and utilization. Our sponsors seek our
engineering expertise to chart future navigation requirements to
ensure their military aircraft have the required capabilities and
performance to effectively operate in and across the National and
International Airspace. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of
airborne navigation systems, including their certification, and
both U.S. and international civil and military aviation standards.
Having an understanding of Identification Friend and Foe (IFF)
systems is a plus. As part of the ABMC2 team, you will work with
U.S. and international partners to enhance the effectiveness of
airborne platforms to operate safely and assist in shaping future
navigation systems and standards. This role offers the opportunity
to provide innovative system engineering support to BMC2 and Global
Flight Operations (GFO), and to contribute to mission requirements
analysis and technology tradeoffs.Roles &
Responsibilities:Contribute to an engineering team that develops,
analyzes, and verifies USAF technical and system requirements for
those systems required to safely fly nationally and
internationally.Conduct technical analyses of Communications,
Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM)
requirements to interpret applicability to and assess compliance of
United States Air Force (USAF) platforms, advising on test
approaches and needed modifications.Collaborate with the Department
of Defense (DoD) certification authorities to identify impacts to
USAF platforms and ensure they meet changing certification
requirements.Participate in international standards bodies such as
AEEC, ICAO, and RTCA to influence requirements pertaining to global
civil airspace access.Evaluate CNS/ATM system designs for foreign
partner aircraft programs and compare to standards, identifying
risks and opportunities.Optionally develop into a subject matter
expert (SME) for the International Airborne Early Warning and
Control (AEW&C) platforms supported by sponsors and assume a
technical leadership role in IFF and transponder systems.Basic
QualificationsFamiliarity with aircraft avionics or radar
systemsExcellent interpersonal, writing, communication, and
briefing skills to interact with team members and sponsorsTypically
requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics; or 6 years and a
Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent
combination of related education and work experience.Ability to
obtain and maintain a Secret security clearanceThis position
requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-sitePreferred
Qualifications:Experience with at least one of the following:
communication, navigation, surveillance, or air traffic management
systemsExperience with development or analyzing requirements
Experience with military air platform development, manufacturing or
operationsExperience with Modelling and Simulation, Radar
Engineering, Sensors and Sensor SystemsExperience with airborne
early warning and control platformsMaster's degree in Engineering,
Physics, or related fieldThis requisition requires the candidate to
have a minimum of the following clearance(s):NoneThis requisition
requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year
from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):SecretWork
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