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Mission Equipment Program Integrator - Level 4
Fort Eustis, VA
Job Description
Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA (www.cruzinc.us) is looking for qualified candidates for a Mission Equipment Program Integrator – Level 4 position. The job location is Fort Eustis, Virginia in support of the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO).
Scope: Provide subject matter support services for highly complex special operations aircraft (SOA) peculiar mission equipment being procured/upgraded and fielded by the TAPO, as well as US Army common mission equipment provided by the Army and being integrated and fielded by TAPO. Successful performance requires extensive knowledge of the component and aircraft level qualification requirements and ability of interfacing effectively with aircraft systems integrators and systems engineers. Mission equipment includes one or more of the following: avionics (including aviation networking) hardware and software, aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) (active radio frequency and infrared countermeasures, passive infrared signature reduction equipment, etc.), sensor equipment (electro-optical, infrared, radar, laser, etc.), and weapons equipment (machine guns, rockets, missiles, and targeting/sighting systems).
Responsibilities:
Cruz Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is fully committed to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law.
Scope: Provide subject matter support services for highly complex special operations aircraft (SOA) peculiar mission equipment being procured/upgraded and fielded by the TAPO, as well as US Army common mission equipment provided by the Army and being integrated and fielded by TAPO. Successful performance requires extensive knowledge of the component and aircraft level qualification requirements and ability of interfacing effectively with aircraft systems integrators and systems engineers. Mission equipment includes one or more of the following: avionics (including aviation networking) hardware and software, aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) (active radio frequency and infrared countermeasures, passive infrared signature reduction equipment, etc.), sensor equipment (electro-optical, infrared, radar, laser, etc.), and weapons equipment (machine guns, rockets, missiles, and targeting/sighting systems).
Responsibilities:
- Provides senior technical expert level technical, analytical, and program management support for MH-47, MH-60, and A/MH-6 helicopter mission equipment programs.
- Establishes and tracks metrics as they relate to cost, schedule and performance with each mission equipment integration effort.
- Interprets, refines and integrates user requirements as they relate to the development process.
- Assists in all technical reviews associated with mission equipment integration efforts.
- Independently estimates and evaluates cost and schedule and monitors vendor compliance with stated requirements.
- Independently identifies potential risks and suggests appropriate courses of action should technical issues arise or user requirements change.
- Minimum of 15 years experience working in military aviation is required; 10 years of which involved acquisition experience (supporting definition, development, qualification, and fielding of equipment) with aircraft mission equipment as required for each delivery order (avionics) hardware and software, ASE, sensor equipment, and weapons equipment).
- Minimum of 10 years of experience working in SOA is highly desired.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working in an aviation program management office is highly desired.
- Bachelor’s degree is required. A Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace / Electrical / Mechanical Engineering is highly desired.
- Master’s degree desired.
- Secret or Interim Secret security clearance is required for all types of mission equipment support except for ASE support which requires a Top Secret clearance.
Cruz Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is fully committed to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law.
Job Summary
Start Date
11/01/2015
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
15+ years
Required Security Clearance
Secret
Security Clearance Note
Must be able to obtain Secret or Top Secret security clearance
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