Edwards Air Force Base, CA

Overview Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking an F-35 Project Engineer to join our growing team at our operations at Edwards AFB in Lancaster, CA or our Nellis AFB operations in Las Vegas, NV. At MTSI, our more than 1,300 co-owners recognize the high demand for specialized professionals within our industry and that you have many options to choose. As an employee owned company where culture matters, we believe that by investing in our people we are investing in our company's future! MTSI's core capabilities are Systems Engineering and Integration, Modeling and Simulation, Test and Evaluation, Acquisition and Program Support, and Mission Assurance services. Our expertise includes ballistic missile defense, air defense, air vehicle survivability, unmanned aircraft, flight test operations, intelligence support, and cyber/space/homeland defense. Recognized as an "employee comes first" company with over 27 years of consecutive growth we challenge our co-owners to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. Day one all new co-workers begin accruing 20 days of PTO, 6% 401k match with immediate vesting, semi-annual bonuses, and eligibility to participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). We offer other employee focused benefits, including up to $10k in tuition reimbursement and an optional zero dollar deductible BCBS health insurance plan. For additional company information, please visit: www.mtsi-va.com Responsibilities The F-35 Project Engineer will participate in Systems Engineering activities across all phases of simulation environment development, acquisition, operation, and sustainment for F-35 models instantiated into the environment. The F-35 Simulation Project Engineer will possess the ability to understand F-35 air vehicle system architecture, design and subsystems integration, and mission systems avionics. As an F-35 Project Engineer, the successful candidate will:
• Possess subject matter expert level knowledge of F-35 mission systems design and integration through recent experience as a pilot or engineer in either a test unit (DT or OT), or developmental organization (US Government or contractor).
• Act as the local expert on 5th gen fighter systems, tactics, techniques, procedures, and system use cases.
• Develop and maintain close ties within the JSE development community, F-35 Program Offices (PO), and platform user communities and use these relationships to ensure JSE aircraft/system models remain current with respect to fielded and planned aircraft systems.
• Build a detailed understanding and knowledge of JSE architecture, capabilities, and limitations, and use this knowledge base to advise DT and OT organizations to optimize their use of the JSE.
• Utilize detailed understanding and knowledge of future user needs to guide JSE PO on JSE capability roadmap development and implementation. As a core member of the JSE systems engineering team, a successful applicant will:
•Liaise with JSE customers in the F-35 community, attend working group meetings focused on F-35 future developments, test planning working groups, and OT status briefings with the objective of identifying JSE environment changes needed to host emerging F-35 capabilities. • Decompose high-level JSE system requirements, develop/decompose derived requirements, and present proposed requirements to requirement approval bodies
• Plan and conduct System Requirement Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, and Critical design reviews for system and facility acquisition/buildout
• Conduct analysis of alternatives for hardware and software acquisitions
• Coordinate with JSE integration and V&V teams to ensure F-35 focused JSE development efforts needed assets and information to ensure success. As an MTSI employee, the successful applicant will:
• Possess and use excellent written and oral communication skills as well as persuasion skills to advocate for various stakeholder needs
• Mentor junior employees and actively participates in their professional development
• Maintain a willingness to accept changing and evolving roles & responsibilities in support of customers' requirements and needs Qualifications Experience Requirements:
Minimum of 5 years of direct hands-on experience with designing, operating, or testing aerospace systems, including a minimum of 3 years working on 5th gen fighter aircraft. Education Requirements:
BS in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Systems or similar) The following experience is desired but not required:
• Experience with or knowledge of systems engineering processes and procedures
• Developmental Test and Operational Test operations experience
• Experience planning or executing test programs at the AFTC or other Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB)
• Graduate of an accredited Test Pilot School
• Experience leading cross functional teams comprised of engineering, program management and technicians to successfully execute development and fielding of complex products Clearance Requirements:
Active Secret clearance required. Top Secret clearance and the ability to attain SCI and appropriate program access preferred. US Citizenship required #LI-RR1
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