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Senior Engineer Opportunity If you want to be part of a new, high-impact team actively shaping technical solutions and program strategies for the United States Air Force's Fighters and Advanced Aircraft (AFLCMC/WA) Directorate, Serco has a great opportunity for you! As a Senior Engineer, you will be supporting the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft International Architecture & Export Control Integrated Capability Team (ICT) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.This position is contingent upon the ability to maintain/transfer active Department of War (DoW) Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain SCI.ICTs accelerate capability delivery by integrating acquisition, technical, and modernization efforts across the entirety of AFLCMC/WA aircraft platforms. Through portfolio-level collaboration, architecture alignment, and enterprise decision-making, ICTs create opportunities to deliver greater speed, agility, and operational capability than traditional single platform stovepipes. As part of this team, you will work alongside some of the Directorate's most talented and motivated professionals and be empowered by the Program Acquisition Executive (PAE) to drive the integration of tools, processes, and capabilities across numerous programs.
In this role, you will: Serve as a key advisor to the International Architecture & Export Control ICT Lead by developing engineering assessments, technical recommendations, and architectural strategies that provide decision-quality data in support of enterprise-level decision making Evaluate system architectures, interoperability requirements, exportability considerations, modernization initiatives, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities that enhance foreign partner effectiveness, integration, and operational capability. Interface directly with Materiel Leaders, Chief Engineers, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) organizations, and other senior-level stakeholders to analyze program requirements and challenges, identify cross-program dependencies, and recommend actionable solutions to drive enterprise alignment across the international portfolio. Collaborate with government, industry, laboratory, and operational stakeholders to analyze technical alternatives and promote alignment across programs and mission areas. Assess technical risks, integration challenges, dependencies, and engineering tradeoffs associated with the development, integration, and transition of capabilities that support international partners and defense cooperation initiatives. Support the development of technology roadmaps, integration strategies, and modernization approaches that improve interoperability and support exportable architectures. Develop and brief technical products, engineering analyses, and decision support products that inform the directorate's Capability Trade Council (CTC) activities and senior leader decision-making. Analyze emerging threats, operational needs, technology trends, and international capability requirements to identify capability gaps and inform long-term modernization and investment strategies across the portfolio. Ability to travel up to 10% (CONUS).To be successful in this role, you will have: An active TOP-SECRET security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and access to Special Access Programs (SAP) and have a background investigation current within the past 5 years or under Continuous Vetting Bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 15 years relevant engineering experience in the Department of Defense/Department of War (DoD/DoW), other government agency, or DoW contractor Master's Degree or higher in Engineering or equivalent professional degree (e.g. MBA, JD, etc.) and a minimum of 10 years relevant engineering experience with the DoW, other government agency, or DoW contractor Minimum 3 years of SAP or SCI experience within the last 8 years Up to 10% Travel Additional desired experience and skills: Experience supporting AFLCMC, Air Force acquisition programs, or other DoW customers. DoW Acquisition Program Office experience in a technical leadership position (Chief Engineer, Engineering IPT Lead, etc.).Experience with international acquisition programs, FMS, security cooperation, technology transfer, export control compliance, foreign disclosure processes, releasability assessments, or coalition interoperability international architectures. Experience coordinating with U.S. Government international affairs organizations, partner nations, combatant commands, or defense agencies. Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II or III certification in System Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering (SPRDE) or Practitioner Level certification in Engineering & Technical Management If you are interested in supporting and working with our Air Force and airmen and a dedicated Serco team, then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes!

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Level

Manager

Location

Glendale, AZ

Occupation

Engineers, All Other

Industry

National Security

Posted

2 days ago

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