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McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer supporting the Training Division (AFLCMC/WNR) at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah. The WNR Division serves as the Air Force's technical, acquisition, and sustainment authority, delivering comprehensive and mission-critical support to the warfighter. The division oversees a wide range of Air Force systems including Electronic Warfare, Range Systems, Air Combat Training, Command and Control Systems, Advanced Radar Threat Systems, and Combat Survivor Evader Locator systems. WNR also supports depot-level sustainment and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs for the U.S. Air Force and partner organizations including the U.S. Army, Navy, PACAF, ACC, AFMC, and AETC. This role provides electrical engineering and systems engineering support across the acquisition lifecycle under an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure, ensuring Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) is incorporated into all activities.

Responsibilities: In this Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) role, the Electrical Engineer provides expert-level engineering support to Department of Defense (DoD) programs. The position supports government leadership with system design evaluation, lifecycle engineering analysis, test and evaluation planning, and technical risk management in compliance with DoD acquisition processes. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Systems Engineering & Lifecycle Support
• Conduct systems engineering reviews and analyses across all lifecycle phases including concept development, engineering and manufacturing development, production, deployment, and operations & support
• Translate DoD user requirements into system requirements to guide design, development, fabrication, and evaluation efforts
• Review system design baselines to assess architecture and interoperability requirements
• Support development of system specifications and architecture documentation
• Analyze engineering change proposals, specifications, and vendor submissions and provide recommendations to the Government
• Electrical Engineering & Technical Analysis
• Apply electrical engineering principles to system design, validation, and performance assessment
• Conduct lifecycle cost evaluations of systems and components
• Support risk tracking, issue resolution, and technical working groups
• Contribute to technical planning documentation and alternative solution evaluations
• Test & Evaluation (T&E) Support
• Assist with T&E planning, execution, analysis, and reporting to ensure compliance with operational requirements
• Evaluate availability and capability of DoD and civilian test resources
• Coordinate scheduling and utilization of required test assets
• Design, document, and support execution of certification and compliance activities
• Program & FMS Support
• Provide engineering support for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) efforts as required
• Support program objectives in alignment with acquisition and sustainment milestones

Requirements Qualifications:

• Citizenship: Must be a U.S. citizen
• Clearance: Must hold an active Secret clearance
• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in a related field with 3 years of experience in the respective discipline, including 3 years in the DoD, OR 7 years of directly related experience, including 5 years in the DoD

Technical Expertise:

• Experience and/or training in: Electrical circuit analysis
• RF chain specialties (antenna design, high-power transmitters/amplifiers, receiver processing)
• Electro-mechanical controls
• Modeling and simulation in electrical engineering applications
• Hands-on electrical system test and evaluation
• Foreign ground radar systems or related DoD applications
• DoD acquisition processes including technical data package development, sustainment, and configuration management principles
• Familiarity With Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat Operations
• Live aircrew training and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) development
• Range infrastructure architectures and systems
• Foreign ground radar technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in a professional engineering discipline with at least 3 years of experience in the respective discipline, including 3 years in the DoD
• Degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program

Additional Information:

• Position supports Foreign Military Sales (FMS) workload (FMS experience preferred but not required)
• Location: Hill AFB, Ogden, UT
• Work Schedule: Onsite
• Benefits: 401(k), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off, Professional development assistance, Referral program, Vision insurance