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General Atomics

Engineer VII

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$128K - $229K/yr

GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring ...

General Atomics

Engineering Cam IV

Huntsville, AL · On-site

GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring ...

General Atomics

Engineer VII

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$128K - $229K/yr

GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile and projectile defense, power and energy, and process ...

General Atomics

Project Administrator II

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$62K - $105K/yr

GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring ...

Sport Clips - Support Center

Regional Coach

Athens, AL · On-site

$13.75 - $18/hr

This role supports our stores in GA, AL, MS, LA, TX and candidates must reside in one of these states and be a licensed cosmetologist or barber. Roles and responsibilities include: * Develop Coaches ...

Volarify

PLUMBER (ID# 651)

Huntsville, AL

$21 - $42/hr

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American Traveler

Travel RN - Med/Surg

Decatur, AL · On-site

$1.8K - $2.5K/wk

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an Inpatient Rehab Unit (Med/Surg) position requiring an active GA or Compact RN license and a minimum of 18 months of experience. Job Details • ...

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Engineer VII

General Atomics

Huntsville, AL • On-site

$128K - $229K/yr

Full-time

Posted 21 days ago

General Atomics rating

9.0

Company rating: 9.0 out of 10

Based on 39 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

11th of 72 rated aerospace companies

Job description

Job Summary
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.
We have an exciting opportunity in our Aerospace Systems Engineering directorate for a full-time Chief Engineer to lead the design and development of one or more new weapon systems such as cruise missiles, air defense missiles, dispensing submunitions, gun-launched projectiles, and hypersonic glide weapons. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to multi-disciplinary teams that may be geographically distributed between Huntsville, AL, Centennial, CO, Fredericksburg, VA, Oxford, MS, and San Diego, CA. The work location for this position is in Huntsville, AL at our office in Cummings Research Park.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Provide weapon systems expertise to guide systems engineering; design engineering (electrical, mechanical, flight software, RF, EO/IR, warhead/lethality); guidance, navigation and control; modeling and simulation; and Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) efforts for the development of missile/weapon system prototypes.
  • Collaborate daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams
  • Collaborate with subcontractor teams to guide and monitor their progress during the weapon system development effort
  • Elicit stakeholder needs from government and industry customers and define Concept of Operations and System Architecture to meet those needs
  • Collaborate with Lead Systems Engineer to define systems engineering approach to be used for the weapon system development
  • With the assistance of a master scheduler and in coordination with subsystem leads, develop Integrated Milestone Schedules (IMS) to complete the weapon system program scope of work, milestones and deliverables within the allocated budget and timeline
  • Review and refine system, subsystem, and component level requirements for hardware and software configuration items
  • Review and refine verification cross-reference matrices, Master Test Plan, acceptance criteria, and test objectives
  • Review and refine mechanical, electrical, and logical Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for weapon system applications
  • Define system and subsystem level trade studies to be completed to refine the weapon system design; review trade study results and make informed technical design decisions based on trade study and analysis results
  • Lead weekly weapon system level engineering working groups to capture status of design, development, integration and testing activities; resolve complex technical problems facing the engineering team; and ensure risks are being mitigated in accordance with program risk and opportunity management plans
  • Support the planning, development and execution of major program technical reviews including System Requirements Reviews, System Functional Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Integration Readiness Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, and Pre-Ship Readiness Reviews to include reviewing and tailoring entrance and exit criteria; reviewing objective evidence; and developing, reviewing, and presenting briefing materials.
  • Lead definition of Key Performance Parameters, Technical Performance Metrics and other similar technical measures of health/progress for weapon system projects
  • Support definition of failure modes, effects and criticality for weapon systems, subsystems, and components
  • Support development and review of weapon system design and development content for proposals, Request For Information (RFI) responses, and other technical white papers
  • Demonstrate strong communication skills with and between customers, team members, task leads, functional managers, and program management to facilitate rapid resolution of technical and program issues
  • Serve as the technical lead on one or more development projects
  • Make technical presentations during working groups and peer reviews, or to senior management or customers, as required
  • Mentor less experienced engineers in weapon system design best practices; socialize and ingrain sound engineering processes into the local engineering team culture and project execution
  • Perform other duties as required.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Qualifications
  • Typically requires a Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or PhD in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows: fifteen or more years of experience with a Bachelor's degree; thirteen or more years with a Master's degree; ten or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
  • A thorough and broad understanding of chief engineer roles and responsibilities and the demonstrated ability to apply that knowledge effectively to the development of new weapon systems is required.
  • Deep understanding of tactical guided missiles, projectiles, or hypersonic vehicles and their subsystems and the engineering disciplines, tools, and methods used in their design and development is required.
  • The ability and desire to teach and mentor other engineers is required.
  • Experience developing technical inputs and cost estimates for proposals, white papers, and requests for information (RFIs) is highly desired
  • Success in this position requires consistent application of the following key abilities:
    • Demonstration of a positive attitude, strong initiative and work ethic, and ability to multi-task
    • Achieving good results and delivering solid products with minimum time expenditure
    • Exceptional interpersonal, communication, computer, and presentation skills
    • Able to collaborate as part of a team, as well as accomplish tasks independently with minimal direct supervision
    • Rapid and effective problem solving
  • Able to work extended hours as required
  • Travel expectation: <25%
  • Must possess active Department of War (DoW) Secret security clearance (or equivalent Department of Energy security clearance) with ability to obtain Top Secret with Secret Compartmented Information (SCI) access, as required.

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General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

Industry

Space research administration

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

San Diego, CA, US

Year founded

1955

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