Communication/Navigation Engineer - 1935889

Mount Indie is seeking an experienced Communication/Navigation Engineer to join an effort supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton.

Responsibilities:

• Applies expertise to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future AF and joint service weapon systems
• Assists with technical requirements compliance pertaining to avionics development, test, sustainment and operations pertaining to navigation, voice communication systems, Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) data link systems, military and civilian communication networks, network protocols, Information Protection Security (IPSec), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)/Extensible Markup Language (XML) packaging of network commands and air data systems to include performance, integrity and airworthiness
• Will apply an understanding of DoD, AF, and common engineering/scientific principles, processes, and procedures to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future AF and joint service weapon systems.
• Have an understanding of applying MIL-HDBK-516CAirworthiness Certification Criteria, to aircraft systems and subsystems.
• Support System Integrity Programs including Mechanical Systems Integrity Program (MECSIP), assist in maintaining and updating the Critical Safety Item (CSI) list, and monitor airworthiness certification for mission partner aircraft.
• Understand and execute Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 62-6,USAF Airworthiness, associated AFIs and Airworthiness Bulletins through standardized processes and issuance of flight authorizations.
• Assist in translating user requirements into weapons system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test and evaluate weapons systems, subsystems and equipment for eventual fielding and deployment.
• Will assist in performing technical/mission analyses of existing and future operational requirements, assist in developing system concepts and perform technological/trade-off assessments of proposed designs/modifications.
• Provide support to produce or review technical products.

Required Experience:

• BS/MS degree in an ABET-accredited engineering discipline
• Minimum of 15 years functional area experience to include 5 years DoD
• Ability to apply an understanding of DoD, AF, and common engineering/scientific principles, processes, and procedures to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future AF and joint service weapons systems.
• Independently demonstrate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Skype/Lync), Adobe Acrobat, and applications for access to the world wide web.
• U.S. Citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance at the required level