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This role provides systems engineering, integration, technical, operational, and sustainment support for Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, with an emphasis on technical rigor, lifecycle engineering, and coordination across program stakeholders.\nResponsibilities for the TUAS Systems Engineer:\nSupport systems engineering, integration, technical, operational, and sustainment activities within the TUAS Product Office.\nSupport development, integration, operational and technical support, and sustainment for Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems.\nEnsure technical sufficiency of input to trade studies, stakeholder coordination, and program documentation.\nProvide technical input to contract requirements packages, performance and system specifications, statements of work, and related documentation.\nSupport use of Model Based Systems Engineering tools and compliance with Modular Open Systems Approach principles.\nProvide subject matter expertise on MOSA and MBSE utilizing SysML within Cameo software tools.\nParticipate in PM UAS Family of Systems architecture and modeling efforts.\nCoordinate effectively with TUAS personnel, PM UAS and PEO functionals and staff, prime contractors and suppliers, user representatives, Army airworthiness personnel, and other stakeholders.\nEstablish and monitor cost, schedule, and performance for systems engineering activities across the life cycle.\nPrepare and deliver reports and briefings to senior management describing program status, issues, analyses, findings, results, recommendations, and conclusions.\nProvide technical oversight of contracted work during all phases of the systems engineering process and product life cycle.\nLead Integrated Product Teams, working groups, and technical coordination meetings.\nAnalyze contractor performance and identify risks, issues, and opportunities.\nDevelop courses of action, mitigations, and technical recommendations to support program execution.\nSupport engineering decision-making across development, integration, testing, fielding, product improvement, and sustainment activities.\nWork independently and collaboratively in a dynamic government program office environment.\nRequired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for the TUAS Systems Engineer:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering and at least five (5) years of relevant systems engineering, aviation, defense, acquisition, or technical program experience.\nExperience supporting systems engineering, integration, technical support, operational support, or sustainment activities.\nExperience supporting trade studies, technical documentation, performance specifications, system specifications, statements of work, or contract requirements packages.\nExperience with Model Based Systems Engineering concepts, tools, or processes.\nUnderstanding of Modular Open Systems Approach principles.\nAbility to coordinate technical activities with government personnel, contractors, suppliers, user representatives, and technical stakeholders.\nAbility to establish, monitor, or support cost, schedule, and performance of technical activities.\nAbility to prepare and deliver technical reports, briefings, analyses, findings, recommendations, and conclusions.\nAbility to provide technical oversight of contracted work.\nAbility to support risk identification, mitigation development, and courses of action.\nAbility to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.\nStrong organizational, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.\nAbility to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and task management skills.\nU.S. citizenship.\nMust be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the required level.\nDesired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for the TUAS Systems Engineer:\nExperience supporting Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems or other uncrewed aviation platforms.\nExperience supporting a Program Management Office or Product Office 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This roleroutinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and\nfax machines. This role may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time. This role may\nrequire lifting lightweight objects, typically used in an office environment, such as a computer laptop,\nfiles or copy paper.\n\nFor some, acknowledged at hire and in support of specified contract tasks, this role may be required towork outside in moderate weather conditions, stand/remain stationary for long hours, and climb in and\nout of vehicles/aircraft. The noise level in this work environment ranges from moderate to loud and may\nrequire protective devices such as wearing ear plugs. Specific vision abilities required include close vision,\ndistance vision and the ability to differentiate between colors.\n\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to\nsuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to\nenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nAt PPT, we value our employees. You can take comfort in the fact that here you will be treated as a professional, given room to grow and compensated with a benefits package to care for you and your family. You have made the decision to do meaningful work and we believe you should be rewarded for that decision. Explore our website and learn more about what it means to be a part of PPT Solutions.\nBenefits offered include medical, dental, vision, basic life w/AD&D, supplemental life, short and long-term disability, EAP, FSA, 401(k), paid holidays, paid time off, employee referral award program and reimbursable job-related education/professional certification training.\nPPT Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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