About This Role
This Senior Systems Engineer role supports a high-visibility Air Force program at Hanscom Air Force Base, providing systems engineering and program/acquisition support to the Government Team Lead. The focus is on enterprise IT systems, C2 capabilities, and related technologies. The ideal candidate will have experience delivering and deploying digital infrastructure within the DoDIN and integrating Digital Infrastructure into DoW Weapon Systems.
Responsibilities
- Support engineering and program management activities for USAF programs
- Help develop objectives, integrated roadmaps, schedules, and budgets
- Assist with design, integration, testing, and technical reviews
- Prepare SOWs, specifications, briefs, and engineering documents
- Review and analyze vendor proposals within legal guidelines
- Conduct data gathering, analysis, and validation of program documentation
- Support R&D, acquisition planning, and implementation
- Help manage cost, schedule, and performance across program phases
- Assist with milestone planning, briefing development, and coordination
- Support JCIDS, CONOPS, architectural views, security certifications, and acquisition reporting
- Assist with acquisition strategies, capability development plans, and transition to PEOs
- Develop and communicate technology roadmaps and integration plans
- Coordinate across customers, suppliers, and stakeholders
- Work across multiple classified networks while adhering to security requirements
- Coordinate with DAF and other DoW Service Components to install and integrate digital infrastructure worldwide
- Build enterprise network architectures, network topologies, and network kit architectures
- Define Bills of Materials, product level details and specifications to deploy per site
- Work with logistics, cyber, operational, and fellow engineers to deploy a fully capable system to a site
- Define system requirements along with other IPTs
- Define system risks and opportunities based on operational impacts
- Prepare senior leader briefings and communications for program leadership
Requirements
- 18+ years engineering experience, including 5+ years supporting a systems program office (or 10+ years with a master’s degree)
- Experience with software development, integration, or lifecycle management as it relates to system engineering processes, including software-driven system design and implementation
- Experience with global networking, cloud data center, and network point of presence build out
- Experience with classified or special access programs
- Self-starter able to work independently and with senior level government personnel
