FMS Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for an FMS Engineer to support the Utility Helicopter Program Office. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Management (leading, organizing, planning, and controlling) and execution of technical helicopter development, integration, verification, production, modification, fielding, and sustainment program or project thereunder.

• Develop and prepare program acquisition strategies, program cost and schedule estimates, and program risk assessments and mitigations.

• Obtain, assess, apply, and track, ensuring the verification of product airworthiness requirements.

• Develop and prepare CRPs to include SOW and CDRL requirements. Ensure CDRLs are workflowed, reviewed, answered, and tracked using TopVue or Windchill IAW standard work.

• Evaluate contractor proposals, prepare detailed technical evaluations, and support USG contract negotiations. Follows UHPO IPO TM processes, including the development of system, item, and airworthiness qualification specifications.

• Support major program technical reviews to include SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, MRR, or PRR, and SVR. Ensure aircraft products are verified (including Army SRD AW-approved) and that contract requirements are met. Keep UHPO IPO leadership informed and follow UHPO IPO direction.

• Collaborate and coordinate with Material Developer (e.g., UHPO, CCDC AvMC, ACC-R, CPE-Avn, and AMCOM) personnel. Monitor the performance of contractor and supplier (e.g., Sikorsky, Airbus, PIF, C5ISR, RTC, and LSF) contracts. Interface with, and brief, customer-chain (e.g., AMCOM-SAMD, USASAC, DASA-DE&C, DSCA, State Dept., embassy, and foreign-partner) representatives.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Working knowledge of the DoD, DA, CPE-Aviation, and UHPO acquisition, program management, technical management, and systems engineering processes and procedures.

• Experience with UH-60A/L/M and UH-72A helicopter systems, subsystems, and mission kits, and their integration aspects to include electrical and software; DA helicopter performance and airworthiness verification requirements and methods; and FMS and export processes and procedures.

• Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time.

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 that 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.