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Requisition Number:13815
Required Travel: 11 – 25%
Employment Type:Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Hours Per Week:40
Security Clearance:Ability to Obtain
Level of Experience:Senior
Job Description
HII is recognized as one of America’s top large company employers and is driven by strong values and ethics that puts people’s safety and well-being first.
HII employees continuously rise to the challenge of setting the highest standard of professional and ethical conduct and perform in concert with our company slogan“Hard Stuff Done Right”.
We have a need for a Fire Safety Engineerto support our Mission Technologies Division, which has over 100 facilities worldwide and provides capabilities to support an all-domain force that includes artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous systems, critical nuclear operations, LVC systems, cyberspace strategies, and platform modernization.
This position will be part of a contract that provides support to the US Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Fire Protection Team.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Support the development of new and improved vehicle fire suppression systems and agents, to include the development and testing of agents with reduced global warming potential and reduced ozone layer impact potential.
- Occasional travel required to support testing at sites such as Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
Minimum Qualifications
- 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field.
- Experience with the development and testing of fire detection and suppression systems, to include the agents used.
- Ability to write and execute test plans, interpret test results, and develop recommended courses of action based on those results.
- Clearance: Able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
Preferred Requirements
- Experience with military ground vehicle fire detection, prevention, and suppression systems highly desired.
This opportunity resides with Cyber & Electronic Warfare, a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace. Our deep expertise in network architecture, software and hardware development, cybersecurity and the electromagnetic environment uniquely enables us to support sensitive missions for federal agency partners.
HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable a networked, all-domain force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s skilled workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, please visit: .
HII Is committed to cultivating an inclusive company culture to promote collaboration and enhance creativity by hiring a diverse work force. HII is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.
Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Alion will provide a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans who need assistance to apply. Please visit the Alion Careers site for more information
