Wallops Island, VA

The Sustaining Engineer is responsible for the lifecycle management of all assets in an assigned service area. Specifically, the Sustaining Engineer is responsible for the Reliability Engineering for Maintenance and the Asset Condition Monitoring Domain. The Sustaining Engineers work side-by-side with operations Service Area Managers, Technical Leads, and operators and receive day-to-day leadership and guidance from their Asset Planners. As part of the condition monitoring process, Sustaining Engineers will focus on the current and future health of the systems and work closely with the Asset Planners to develop long-term sustaining strategies for each system. These strategies will focus on increasing system reliability, availability, maintainability, and redundancy; improving sparing; obtaining advanced training; coordinating system upgrades; planning modernization efforts; and increasing data pathways. These strategies are documented in the Asset Management Plans. The Sustaining Engineer will be working on various Data and Communications systems. Competitive candidates will have experience in software development and maintenance of computer systems. Competitive candidates will also have experience in voice and data communications including radio, copper, and internet-based comms. * Performs all activities associated with the design, development, implementation, maintenance, configuration management and quality control of software for scientific/engineering applications.
* Analyze customer requirements and translate them into a design. Create prototypes. Perform internal testing of software products. Respond to and resolve software discrepancies against documented requirements.
* Generate program design language and code based on department standards. Determine software maintainability and overall adherence to user requirements on department standards. Generate/update documents defining software product baselines. Evaluate vendor software and make recommendations. Key areas of specialization are: * Applications Programmer/ Analyst: Analyzes and evaluates systems and devises computer specifications and systems for scientific/engineering applications to process data.
* Encodes, tests, debugs, and installs operating programs and procedures. - Engineering Support: Participates with engineering in the design, development, and utilization of scientific/engineering electronic data processing systems software.
* Provides analysis related to the design, development, and implementation of software for products such as utility software, development software, and diagnostic software.
* Participates in the development of engineering test strategies, devices and systems.
* As a team leader: plan and organize projects, direct multiple projects through the different phases, and manage project resources. Performs all other duties as assigned. Education: * BS in mathematics, engineering, computer science, or other related field and 2 years of related experience. Specific contract requirements regarding education and experience will prevail.
* Qualified candidates must demonstrate ability to generate requirements, prepare engineering drawings and develop FMEA products.