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Systems Engineer 6

Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to lead activities to plan, design, develop and verify highly-complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions. Leads others to evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces. Leads analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture. Leads analyses for safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success. Leads, develops designs and conducts research that results in new requirements management methodologies or result in unique approaches that mitigate assessment/review findings. Creates and implements strategic approaches for program and business area decisions. Works independently.

Competencies



General


Adaptability
Fully understands and is heavily involved in changes in own and fellow senior team leaders' work and situations; readily explains the logic or basis for change to senior team leaders and/or internal managers; is widely recognized as an expert on information about changes affecting own and fellow senior team leaders' jobs; frequently mentors team leaders and fellow senior team leaders around the change. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow senior team leaders and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.

Building A Successful Team
Proactively ensures that the purpose and importance of the team are clarified (e.g., team has a clear charter or mission statement); designs and guides the setting of specific and measurable team goals and objectives. Clarifies roles and responsibilities of team members; helps ensure that necessary steering, review, or support functions are in place. Regularly mentors senior team leaders in making procedural or process suggestions for achieving team goals or performing team functions; provides necessary resources or helps to remove obstacles to team accomplishments. Listens to and fully involves others in team decisions and actions; values and uses individual differences and talents. Shares important or relevant information with the team. Adheres to the team's expectations and guidelines; fulfills team responsibilities; demonstrates personal commitment to the team.

Communication
Consistently and proactively clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Widely recognized as an enterprise wide expert in consistently keeping the audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Consistently frames even the most advanced and complex messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Consistently and proactively seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Proactively attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Regularly mentors and advises fellow senior team leaders on effective communication techniques.

Decision Making
Consistently and proactively recognizes a wide range of highly complex, advanced, and specialized issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Consistently identifies the need for and proactively researches information to better understand advanced issues, problems, and opportunities. Is widely recognized as an enterprise wide level expert in integrating complex, advanced information from a variety of sources; detects unusually complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Proactively guides others in creating relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Consistently formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Consistently implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Consistently includes fellow senior team leaders, team leaders, senior managers, internal employees, and external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.

Systems Thinking
Provides industry recognized expertise in evaluating job tasks and processes related to program/project objective(s); identifies non-value-added components and barriers. Expertly formulates complex change strategies; adeptly involves others to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. In a consulting role to executive leadership, makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by assigning accountability, communicating effectively, focusing on new skill development, and integrating with related systems or processes. Guides others to use accurate measurement systems to monitor the implementation. Technical


Analysis/Design Optimization
Highly advanced, expert ability to evaluate complex vehicles and systems from a multitude of perspectives. Includes the ability to apply figures of merit and integrated optimization tools. Ability to perform multi-disciplinary trade studies to evaluate configuration alternatives for functional and spatial integration.

Domain Specific Knowledge
Highly advanced, expert knowledge of engineering discipline(s) (e.g., electrical, mechanical, software engineering) applied to product related systems (e.g., aircraft, avionics, propulsion, spacecraft, information/ communication systems) throughout the product development life cycle, from concept development to deployment.

Engineering Processes
Highly advanced, expert knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Highly advanced, expert knowledge of the interaction between departments/ disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).

Product Life-cycle
Highly advanced, expert level of understanding and knowledge of product lifecycle, including manufacturing, deployment, modification, aging and continued service, and disposal.

Typical Education/Experience



Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's and 20 or more years' experience, Master's with 18 or more years' experience or PhD with 15 or more years' experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.


Other Job related information



Ability to Obtain Interim and/or Final Clearances (Post Start) - Candidate must be eligible to live and work in the U.S. Skills and experience with Propulsion Systems. Required knowledge of Flow dynamics analysis, pressure analysis, thruster performance analysis, etc. Technical leadership and authority required for successful Propulsion System build. Tasks and abilities to include: lead system engineering team through life cycle of Propulsion system, writing requirements, verification and validation of system requirements, support of unit level requirements, support of unit procurement, support IPT through manufacturing and build of Propulsion subsystem and lead launch and mission operations teams in support of customers. Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to lead activities to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions. Leads others to evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces. Leads analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture. Leads analyses for safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success. Leads, develops, designs, maintains and identifies improvements the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes. Creates and implements strategic approaches for program and business area decisions. Works independently.


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