Acquisition Program Engineer- Electronic Warfare

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Acquisition Program Electronic Warfare Engineer supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Eglin AFB, Florida. In this role, you will apply senior-level technical and engineering expertise to efficiently deliver advanced weapons capabilities across all phases of the DoD acquisition life cycle.

Essential Job Functions
Electronic Warfare & Technical Expertise
Apply specialized Electronic Warfare (EW) engineering knowledge across radar systems, RF propagation, signal processing, and transmitter/receiver/antenna design.

Conduct EW modeling and simulation development, EW model Verification & Validation (V/V), and threat system simulation design.

Perform simulation studies for armament systems and model system/component performance.

Systems Engineering & Acquisition Lifecycle
Provide full-spectrum engineering and technical support across all phases of the DoD acquisition lifecycle (DoDI 5000 series compliance).

Define, analyze, translate, and trace requirements (using DOORS or similar tools) into system-level designs, architectures, and interfaces.

Develop technical artifacts including Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs), design review materials, system specs, and milestone documentation.

Review and analyze system concepts, requirements baselines, system modifications, training system requirements, and simulators.

Integration, Test & Life-Cycle Support
Support system integration, verification & validation (V&V), configuration management, and life-cycle sustainment planning.

Participate in technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TIMs, MRAs) and readiness assessments.

Evaluate flight test methods, hardware, and system performance validation.

Programmatic & Analytical Support
Conduct engineering reviews, audits, trade studies, Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), system effectiveness assessments, and risk analyses.

Perform cost, schedule, producibility, reliability, maintainability, and life-cycle cost analyses.

Evaluate technical proposals for feasibility, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness.

Provide source-selection technical advising, support Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and participate in engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).

Required Qualifications
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer requirements.

Security Clearance: Current Active Top Secret clearance.

Education & Experience:

PhD in a related discipline + 5+ years of relevant experience; OR

Master of Science in a related discipline + 15+ years of relevant experience; OR

Bachelor of Science in a related discipline + 20+ years of relevant experience.

Core Technical Skills & Experience:

Proven experience supporting DoD acquisition programs or a similar high-level engineering environment.

Hands-on experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS) and architecture modeling environments (e.g., SysML).

Demonstrated knowledge of DoD acquisition lifecycle processes and DoDI 5000 series compliance.

Experience conducting trade studies (performance, cost, reliability, schedule) and AoAs.

In-depth technical background in Electronic Warfare (RF propagation, radar systems, signal processing, threat simulations).

Familiarity with armament systems (munitions, missiles, air-to-air, or air-to-surface systems).

Desired Qualifications
Undergraduate and/or graduate engineering degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.

Direct experience with advanced air-to-air/air-to-surface munitions, missiles, or related complex armament systems.

Deep expertise in DoD acquisition lifecycle processes and program office integration.