Electrical, Electronic Components and Assemblies Engineer

MAKE A MOVE, MAKE AN IMPACT.

a.i. solutions was founded over 25 years ago with a mission to MAKE AN IMPACT by exceeding expectations. A move to our team means using your passion and ingenuity to MAKE AN IMPACT through innovations, defending national security, and enabling access to space. MAKE A MOVE, to join a team driven by a shared ambition, and rewarded for individual contributions.

BENEFITS THAT MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Zero $$ Group Health Plans
• Zero $$ Mental Health Therapy 
• Paid Parental leave for Mom & Dad
• Paid Time Off w/Flex scheduling - create the work/life balance that works for you
• 401k Safe Harbor Plan, we contribute on Day #1
• Wellness plans that rewards wellbeing & work life harmony
• Career development and growth, and endless learning opportunities
• Engaged and supportive leadership that cares

 

Essential Roles & Responsibilities:

• Direct, review, coordinate, and implement Electronic Part, requirements, policies, and procedures for, planning, developing, acquisition, and execution of the Part, Materials and Processes (PMP) and mission assurance, for all MDA Programs.
• Serve as a technical consultant on PMP policy issues affecting program reliability, mission assurance, and service life and verifies that functions and operations are performed uniformly, economically and in accordance with MDA PMAP and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Support MDA Program Offices in the development of PMP Plans to execute the PMAP requirements as applicable across various MDA Hardware elements from Satellites to Ground Systems.
• Share lessons learned within the Quality, Safety, Mission Assurance community as well as other Program/Project/Element offices.
• Represent MDA/QS on field visits to various Services, Commands, and Program Offices to assist in the planning, development, acquisition, and execution of the reliability, mission assurance, and service life of all MDA Programs.
• Provide reports and presentations via oral communication and in writing.
• Review developer/contractor PMP Plans.
• Perform technical evaluations to provide input on Program responses to specific inquiries for the Parts and Materials Advisory Group (PMAG) and submit a report.
• Engage with the MDS program offices in reviewing Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE), Radiation Effect / Survivability and Non-Standard Parts Approval Requests (NSPAR) as well as reviews of Mechanical Parts and Materials, Material and Process Approval Request (MPAR). Make recommendations for disposition of technical data packages included in the request. Prepare a comprehensive NSPAR report.
• Assist with executive level presentations that require PMP information, issues reporting, and recommendations.
• Coordinate executive-level PMP Board meetings, including facilities and logistics, and audio-visual support and communications. Confirm attendees and prepare meeting planning documents such as read-aheads, along with any supporting documentation.
• Attend and engage in program level PMP Control Board (PMPCB) meetings in support of the co-chair. Report results. Prepare evaluations of part and material data packages.
• Evaluate and inspect design and manufacturing processes of electronic components/circuits or mechanical parts to ensure conformance of design and equipment specifications.
• Research part inherent reliability to determine suitability for application in high reliability military systems.
• Identify failures, research screening and qualification test plans, and recommend potential technical solutions of parts, materials, and processes applications. Activities include managing the MDA’s Parts, Materials and Processes (PMP) Program.
• Support Configuration Change Boards to ensure changes (alternates, substitutions, obsolescence) in configuration control are in accordance with MDA PMAP requirements.
• Assist in the processing and maintenance of data stored in the “As Designed” Parts, Material and Processes List (ADPMPL). Prepare related reporting presentations and documents and support process/tool improvements.
• Review and advise leadership on reports for the US Department of Treasury Committee on Foreign Investment of the United States (CFIUS), and creating request to Program Protection in support of supply chain risk management requirements.
• The contractor shall assist with the implementation of emerging mission assurance policies. Examples include MDA Advisories and MDA Policy Memorandums.
• Provide weekly status reports on activities and issues of concern.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain a DoD secret clearance prior to start.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET certified institution.
  • Bachelor's degree in other engineering disciplines, engineering technology, physics, chemistry, or mathematics, may be accepted in lieu of engineering degree.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with EEE parts