Staff Systems Engineer (Part-Time)

Description

The role sits in the Aeronautics Systems business, within the Systems Engineering group.

This is a part-time Staff Systems Engineer role focused on pilot vehicle interface work, based at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

You will be an individual contributor on a multi-disciplinary engineering team, working within an Integrated Product Team structure on several modernization and sustainment efforts running at the same time.

The work covers research, defining pilot vehicle interfaces, and analysis. It shapes new program requirements, refines existing ones, and informs future technology and capability choices.

You will connect engineering disciplines and technology areas and share technical results with internal teams and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Support pilot vehicle interface communication with program, functional, and subsystem leads.
• Help confirm that pilot vehicle interface requirements are met at major milestone events.
• Keep systems engineering artifacts under proper configuration management.
• Gather input from internal and external Cockpit Working Group stakeholders, then turn findings and recommendations into clear material for technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• For the Staff Systems Engineer 5 level: a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus 12 years of related professional or military systems engineering experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM field plus 10 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM field plus 8 years of related experience.
• An active DoD Secret clearance or higher, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance.
• Experience with aircraft operations, systems, and procedures.
• Experience coordinating and advising engineering design teams on aircrew operations.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with excellent communication to coordinate across IPTs and with external customers.
• Preferred: experience with modern cockpit designs and Flight Management Systems.
• Preferred: experience leading a technical team.
• Preferred: past support for major milestone events.
• Preferred: experience with HW/SW integration testing.
• Preferred: current B-2 SAP clearance.
• Preferred: experience across the full lifecycle of aircraft development, build, and operations.

Conditions

The role is part-time and based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.

Relocation assistance may be available.

An SAP clearance is required to start.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

The primary salary range is $72,450.00 to $108,650.00, a general guideline. The final base salary depends on scope and responsibilities, plus your experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.