Sr Systems Staff Engineer for Vehicle Development Job in Sterling Heights, MI 48311

BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. With 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems had 2008 sales of $34.4 billion.
BAE Systems Ground Systems employs more than 6,700 people in five states and multiple field locations in the U.S. and internationally. Ground Systems is a leader in designing, rapidly prototyping and manufacturing protected fighting vehicle platforms and survivability solutions that support and protect the current and future forces.
Current weapons systems production for the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and international customers include:

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP)
Bradley Family of Vehicles
M88 tank recovery vehicle and the M88A2
Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES)
M109 155mm self propelled howitzer to include current M109A6 Paladin
Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAV7
M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE)
M113 Family of Vehicles to include armored personnel carriers, medical, command and control, engineering mortar launching vehicles
As a key member of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) Team, BAE Systems is responsible for five of the eight manned variants and for major elements of the common platform design. These critical weapons will be the first in a new line of combat vehicles and systems that will empower soldiers through unmatched firepower, situational awareness and survivability.
Technology developments in composite materials, hybrid electric power systems, active protective suites, integrated vehicle survivability, reactive and passive armor kits, crew station design, training systems, unmanned ground vehicle capabilities and other features position the organization at the forefront for future ground combat system developments.
Ground Systems is certified to ISO 9001 standards and the highest level (Level 5) on the Capability Maturity Model - Integrated (CMM-I) for systems and software engineering.
Responsible for supporting design teams engaged in the development of ground combat vehicles. Performs analysis, allocation and documentation of design requirements, assessment of functional, automotive, lethality and survivability performance, execution of complex trade studies, optimization and selection of concept design approaches, and technical planning.
Requires a masters or bachelors degree in engineering with significant career experience in vehicle-level architecture establishment, concept development and system performance assessment of combat vehicles. Must be expert in the application of technologies relevant to automotive, survivability, crew-interface and/or lethality subsystems, with significant specialization in one or more area. Must fully understand concepts of operation for combat vehicles or similar weapons systems and the analysis of systems effectiveness.
Requires experience in the application of a formal systems engineering process to the product development life cycle, including Department of Defense conventions for requirements development and documentation. Experience in the application of a CMMI-compliant process is desired.
Based on years of experience we may consider a candidate at a higher level within the same job family.

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