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Department Summary:

The Integrated Transportation Future Vision and Research Department is currently seeking a motivated, creative Systems Engineer to design innovative solutions, make evidence-based recommendations to help the Federal Aviation Administration chart the future of aviation, and deliver high impact outcomes to sponsors across the transportation sector. 

The Future Vision and Research department is shaping and maturing the evolutionary concepts that will lead the aerospace domain to a safe, efficient, and agile operation in the future. As a Systems Engineer in this department, you will be working in the public interest to apply your systems engineering knowledge and expertise to design and evaluate new operational concepts and work in partnership with industry and government to address aviation’s most challenging emerging problems.

Our employees are empowered to work on multiple projects, cross-pollinate across teams, and bring forward new ideas in a continuous learning environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

To be successful you will: 

Passionately apply your Systems Engineering skills and experience to help the FAA chart the future of aviation Use your curiosity and interest to understand and solve complex problems using objective and quantitative methods Communicate results and recommendations in an intuitive, actionable manner  Work on projects throughout their life cycle, including conceptualization, requirements definition, data procurement, development, integration, and socialization Develop close working relationships with our organization’s senior leaders and with government sponsors and industry to gain an understanding of their challenges, evaluate solutions and conduct insightful, actionable analyses Work with Department and Division leadership to transform our work program by constantly aligning our efforts to our sponsor’s current priorities; anticipating future priorities; and applying innovative thinking to shape our work program to have the greatest possible impact now and in the future

  

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 4 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience. Creative thinker with the ability to function in a dynamic, fast-moving environment  Demonstrated ability to tackle problems and define solutions with an enterprise perspectiveDemonstrated success in developing and delivering high-quality technical products under government-funded projects that result in accomplishment of Sponsor outcomesExcellent communication skills, both written an oral, of particularly complex and interconnected concepts Technical background in one or more of the following:Digital Transformation, Information Technology and Information Systems, Computer Science, or related disciplineAerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Modernized Software Development, or AcquisitionApplicants selected for this position must meet eligibility requirements for FAA Suitability This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with the transportation sector generally, and the Federal Aviation Administration specificallyActive clearance at the Secret levelResearch project leadership experience

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Suitability - FAA

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Suitability - FAA

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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