Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Life Cycle Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is based in Huntsville, AL.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• MS degree in STEM field with 12+ years of related experience in Production and Lifecycle Engineering.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience in the Production of Large Aircraft or Rockets/Missiles.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Experience leading a collaborative team to deliver rigorously planned, coordinated, and synchronized results.
• Familiarity with Failure Review Boards (FRB).
• Ability to work independently.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with Manufacturing Emphasis.
• MDA Experience.
• Ability to develop documents for Program Reviews and Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
• Strong research skills.
  Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law

• Support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) Project Office (GMX).
• Plan and manage multiple complex projects.
• Actively participate in Systems Engineering and Integration Team (SEIT) Integrated Product Team (IPT) activities and working groups focused on NGI Production and Lifecycle activities.
• Foster coordination and collaboration of Quality, Safety, Mission Assurance (QSMA) and Logistics and other outside agencies such as Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) with the Production of NGI.
• Establish and gain knowledge of specific contractor development activities and assist in maximizing Government IPT team participation in key areas to include prototype testing, design reviews, risk reviews, contractor trade studies, and other contractor design and development efforts. Participate in engineering oversight and management of NGI contractor.
• Provide direct review of Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Objective Evidence (OE) deliverables and/or coordinate reviews of such items with agency Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Track & Report NGI technical, schedule, and cost activities in support of All Up Round (AUR) hardware and Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) production and deployment
• Provide staff utilization and planning inputs to take full advantage of the ability to provide contractor oversight and independent assessments.