Engineer

Join a team of Research, Design, Test, & Evaluation (RDT&E) professionals who are identifying, developing, demonstrating, and assessing technologies and concepts to help protect America’s homeland in support of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of Mission and Capability Support (MCS).

Purpose/Scope:  

Amentum is seeking a remote Engineer to perform a variety of engineering assignments in planning and overseeing research, development, design, manufacture, test, installation, operation, and maintenance of diverse electronic/mechanical equipment and systems and generally as a member of a design, analysis or review team on more complex assignments or as a lead on less complex assignments.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform a range of design development, analysis or review tasks under minimal supervision.
• Generate complete design specifications of more complex projects.
• Coordinate and work closely with other engineering, logistics, financial, and program management disciplines to define system specifications and requirements.
• Develop, maintain and produce technical documentation and system/subsystem specifications.
• Direct interface and liaison with customers at all levels from quotation to final design and test activities, design reviews and technical working group meetings to comply with requirements and specifications.
• Conduct site visits, experimental investigations and analyze engineering problems, propose solutions and alternatives, and provide recommendations.
• Verify and comply with engineering documentation standards and test procedures.
• Support development of technical proposal and provide comments on the technical content and level of effort of the proposed scope of work.
• Oversee project activities to ensure quality, conformance with conceptual design, and completeness of engineering tasks

Minimum Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship
• Must be able to pass DHS entry on duty (EOD) requirements to start and maintain Public Trust suitability status
• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years related work experience, or demonstrated equivalent
• Experience supporting FFRDC, HSSEDI
• Experience with DHS, DoD, or industry for major systems or programs
• Good communications and analytical skills
• Position may require travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Public Trust designation

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.