Aviation Systems Engineer

Tatra Solutions, Inc. • Full-time • Tinker AFB, OK, US • $115k - $125k / year • 7h ago

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join a high-visibility team supporting the E-3 AWACS Division at Tinker Air Force Base as an Aviation Systems Engineer. You will serve as the primary Maintenance Crosstalk focal point — leading the engineering community’s annual and semi-annual improvement forums, driving failure analysis from data to action, and ensuring the AWACS Division’s systems improvement initiatives are documented, tracked, and resolved. Your work shapes how AFLCMC/WIW identifies and eliminates the avionics and aircraft deficiencies that threaten E-3 operational readiness.

This is a five (5) year full time contract position with benefits available. This position is 100% on site at Tinker AFB.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Serve as the Maintenance Crosstalk focal point and primary facilitator for the E-3 AWACS Division, Oklahoma City
Plan, prepare, schedule, coordinate, and facilitate annual and semi-annual engineering improvement meetings at Tinker AFB; provide interim status reports and track action items to closure
Generate and deliver systems analysis reports and database queries to E-3 IPTs with sufficient detail to determine corrective courses of action
Collect, review, and format briefings from Maintenance Cross-Talk Meeting speakers; ensure compliance with government-approved templates
Post all approved meeting materials to the E-3 Working Groups website within required timelines, maintaining 100% currency
Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, presentation packages, and conference minutes no later than 5 business days following the last day of each meeting
Coordinate across organizational boundaries (552 ACW, AFLCMC/WIW, IPTs, OEM representatives) to drive complete and actionable engineering cross-talk

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

U.S. Citizen
Active DoD SECRET Clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or closely related technical discipline; OR equivalent combination of education and 10+ years of military/defense sustainment experience
Minimum 6 years of experience in aircraft sustainment engineering, integrated logistics support, or systems engineering within a DoD program office or contractor support environment
Demonstrated ability to lead and facilitate multi-stakeholder technical working groups, annual/semi-annual reviews, and formal Maintenance Crosstalk-type forums
Experience analyzing failure and maintenance data and preparing engineering briefings and reports for senior government/military leadership

WHY JOIN US

Key technical leadership role in a program that directly supports warfighter readiness
Long-term contract stability — base year plus four option years
Collaborative environment embedded with USAF engineering professionals at one of the Air Force’s largest logistics centers

Pay: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

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