Supportability Engineer
DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corporation (DAC), headquartered in Arlington, VA is seeking a full- time solid Systems Engineer with a supportability engineering background to support a government acquisition Program Executive Office (PEO) comprised of a multi-disciplinary, integrated team of Government and contractor personnel executing multiple, complex projects.
Job Description:
The Supportability Engineer will provide technical advisory support to Government project managers in the analysis of system sustainment/supportability concepts throughout the development and operational fielding phases.
Primary Responsibilities
· Assist in supportability engineering and logistics requirements development, evaluation and analysis efforts for integrated sensor technology acquisition and deployment solutions from concept development through retirement lifecycle phases.
· Provide technical advisory oversight to contracted system developers’ implementation of logistics and supportability plans and support the planning and execution of maintenance demonstrations, as required.
· Assist in maintenance task and life-cycle cost analyses, supportability objectives development, logistics/ operations/maintenance constraints identification, and develop supportability risk items and mitigation strategies.
· Conduct integrated logistics support analyses and strategy development of hardware/software upgrades to the fielded systems (Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) and integrate P3I strategies with Configuration Management processes and implementation.
· Develop and present briefings, reports and other program documentation for assigned technical areas.
· Prepare deployment strategies and provide technical inputs based on analyses of the stakeholder/end user training, operations, maintenance and support requirements.
· Provide key inputs relative to system sustainability issues for all major reviews and key technical interchange meetings as required.
Experience:
· This position requires understanding of key system lifecycle sustainment concepts.
· Candidate experience should include a subset of the following key elements related to system sustainment in the design through operational deployment phases:
· Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Sustainability (RAMS) concepts/analyses;
· Operations & Maintenance requirements development
· Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) planning and System end user training development.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
· A minimum of 5-7 years of direct, relevant engineering experience on a large-scale, complex system acquisition program and/or served as a technical representative of system sustainability issues on an Integrated Product Team role.
· Experience on a sensor system development program is strongly desired.
· Superior customer interface at senior levels of management
· Excellent oral and written communication skills are critical.
Security Clearance: Position requires a Secret clearance with Top Secret eligibility and a favorable background investigation conducted within the last five years. A current Customs and Border Protection or Department of Homeland Security Background Investigation is strongly desired.
Location: DC Metro Area
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.