Aerospace Engineer

SRC, Inc. is currently seeking an Aerospace Engineer.  The selected candidate must be a highly motivated, self-directed engineer with experience performing scientific and technical (S&TI) all-source analysis on foreign unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Engineer will be a part of a team immersed in high-demand, national-level intelligence reporting.

SRC, Inc., a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity across our family of companies to deliver innovative, advanced defense solutions and products that are redefining possible^®. Since 1957, our commitment to the customer and the best solution – not the bottom line – has remained a core value that guides our efforts. This passion for quality carries through to the technologies we invent and manufacture, the laboratories and facilities we build, the people we hire, and the communities we support.

At SRC, we provide you the freedom and the resources to solve “impossible” problems in a collaborative work environment that integrates research, development, and manufacturing. We strive to proactively identify and eliminate barriers that prevent our employees’ full participation and are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace for all our employees. When you join our team, you’ll be a part of something truly meaningful. You’ll join more than 1,300 engineers, scientists, and professionals — with 20 percent of those employees having served in the military — helping to keep America and its allies safe and strong.

In return, you’ll enjoy an inclusive work environment, receive a competitive salary, and experience a comprehensive benefits package that includes four or more weeks of paid time off to start, 10 percent of an employee’s compensation contributed toward retirement, and generous percent tuition support. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform scientific and technical (S&TI) all-source engineering analysis to discover and exploit key technical characteristics, performance, weapon/subsystem configuration, and fact-of-possession information, as required by the applicable DoD program Life-Cycle Mission Data Plans for select non-US fixed-wing UAV systems and subsystems
• Maintain on-line database records; to include maintenance of images, weapons, capabilities, and performance data 
• Effectively collect information, and evaluate to determine relevancy and accuracy of systems and subsystems for specified UAVs 
• Provide written all-source assessments that meet both ICD 203 and NASIC or other Intelligence Production Center (IPC) analytical tradecraft standards regarding characteristics, performance, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of foreign UAVs 
• Document UAV data, to include capturing assessments in databases and published product formats 

Position Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Computer, or Electrical engineering with 3 years related experience in the areas of aviation, aeronautics, electronics, and/or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) subsystem and weapon integration 
• Professional experience performing unclassified and classified information discovery on the performance, characteristics, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of fixed wing, (Group 1-5) assigned USCENTCOM developmental and operational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and subsystems
• Experience performing classified and unclassified research on performance, characteristics, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of UAVs
• Experience with written all-source assessments that meet ICD 203 and NASIC or other IPC analytical tradecraft standards
• Professional experience in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle research and development, design, and/or flight test
• Demonstrated ability of documenting work, with sourcing, into database records
• Working knowledge of UAV SATNAV constellations, receiver types and locations, manufacturer specifications, markings, images, and ability to discern deviations from manufacturer specifications 
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel and Word applications 
• Experience working with SAVANT/KPS data tools 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; demonstrated ability to brief findings to customer or managers 
• Experience with Intelligence Mission Data and DoD Program Life-Cycle Mission Data Plans
• Experience identifying datalink and communications systems critical to the operation and functionality of UAV systems