Combat Engineer jobs in Washington, DC

Description

MINIMUM CLEARANCE: Top Secret

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: 

Leads the execution of complex tasks. Applies and integrates engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, test or evaluate aircraft navigation systems. Reviews and prepares engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation. Applies engineering experience to perform functions such as system integration, configuration principles, quality assurance testing, or acquisition and resource management. Analyzes designs, develops, implements, tests, or evaluates automated data processing software related to engineering or functional requirements of military weapons systems, associated support systems. This is a technical position performing complex guidance, navigation and control design and analysis for weapon systems. The primary focus of this position is navigation solution design as it relates to GPS/INS systems. The scope includes navigation systems analysis and inertial measurement unit analysis, aided navigation system design and analysis, flight test support, data reduction and verification.

Responsibilities include:

• GPS/INS System design and analysis.

• Apply navigation system error analysis to verify system performance

• Prepare presentations, reports, research, and other contract deliverables related to designs, analyses, and tests performed

• Identifying potential problems, coordinating specific engineering competency solutions, conducting meetings and conferences.

• Reviewing and commenting on flight clearance requests, preparation of technical directives and associated data, engineering change proposals, preliminary specification change notices, preparing and reviewing requests for proposal and contractor data requirements lists, and performing other duties as assigned.

• Experience performing systems engineering trade studies, analysis of alternatives, sensitivity analysis, etc.

• Relevant experience developing and verifying models of concept flight systems and subsystems that include

• Demonstrated presentation skills and experience interfacing with customer

• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Proactive, self-starting, independent, flexible engineer with excellent interpersonal skills

Requirements

• At least ten (10) years of recent and relevant experience in an engineering position, three (3) of which must be directly related to naval systems. Demonstrated knowledge in area of systems engineering expertise is required.
• MS or MA degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related scientific discipline. ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: A BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related scientific discipline and an additional four (4) years of recent and relevant experience may be substituted for a MS or MA degree. These four (4) years of experience are in addition to the required minimum of ten (10) years to meet the “Experience” requirements below, therefore, requiring a total of fourteen (14) years of experience.

ACE Group is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides unique expertise in the operational application of current and future airborne weapons systems, with an emphasis on lethality and survivability in the Battlespace.

We serve in key roles as trusted agents within our customers’ offices, offering critical knowledge regarding design, development, procurement, test and operational support of new and upgraded weapons and platforms.

ACE Group’s philosophy is simple: Our success must be grounded on service and honest relationships. We focus on meeting the needs of our customers and employees, and trust that with those satisfied, the business will take care of itself.

ACE Consulting Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, age, disability or genetics in accordance with federal, state and other applicable law.