Engineer - Intermediate/Senior

Job Description

ASRC Federal System Solutions supports the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Airspace System Engineering (NASE) Engineering Support Services (ESS) contract. Join our growing team as a Senior Engineer. National Airway Systems Engineering Group engineers serve as nationally recognized subject matter experts (SMEs) in support of assigned National Airspace System (NAS) facilities, systems, and equipment. The National Airway Systems Engineering Group has a unique organizational responsibility to formally issue changes to operational NAS systems through problem analysis, design, and implementation of hardware, software, adaptation, and technical documentation modifications. These changes result in correction of design flaws, reduction in logistics costs and field workload, new or expanded capabilities, and/or major life extension redesign.

Typical assignments may include, but are not limited to:

• Problem identification, problem analysis, solution determination, resource identification, and cost estimation.
• Solution design, development, integration, and testing.
• Writing technical/management reports.
• Creation, review, and maintenance of technical support documentation and associated directives.
• Providing direct support in response to NAS related problems beyond the assigned repair capability of field personnel.
• Recommending improvements to the design or operation of systems, equipment, or processes.
• Providing subject matter expert (SME) technical support for new system acquisition efforts.
• Accomplishing highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a Technical Manager or more experienced engineer.
• May act as a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager or team leader for large work activities.
• Will apply experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes.
• Considers the objectives of the internal and external organizations when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems.
• Often supports the FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities.
• Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules.
• Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports for final approval prior to external distribution.
• Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on technical matters.
• Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations.
• Draws on experience to solve unusual problems.
• Provides guidance to lower-level contract staff to solve difficult technical issues.
• Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced engineer.
• Develops plans and techniques to address current or anticipated problems and issues.
• Works with senior management to solve problems.

Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Work is reviewed at project completion to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizations.

Requirements

• Experience working in a team environment
• Good written and spoken communication including developing technical documentation
• Ability to pass an FAA background investigation (US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required)
• Experience with NAS facilities, systems, and equipment is highly desirable.
• Proficient in programming languages and scripts is highly desirable.
• Must be willing to travel upon occasion.

Education/Experience:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering is required. The degree must be from a school of engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum. -OR- A degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field such as physics, aerospace, chemistry, computer science, or mathematics may be substituted in lieu of the engineering degree, depending on other qualifications and experience.
• At least seven (7) years of engineering related expereience.

**COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Statement

The COVID-19 vaccination requirement in Executive Order 14042 and FAR 52.223-99 is currently not effective. But please note that if those or other related requirements become effective, positions will require successful candidates to obtain and show proof of COVID-19 vaccination(s). ASRC Federal is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.