Acquisition Engineer (Aerospace, Aviation, Aircraft, Airworthiness, Etc.)

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Posted Date: 3/25/2026

Job Locations: Dayton, Ohio; Warner Robins, GA; Oklahoma City, OK

Position Type: Full‑Time/Regular; Work Arrangement: Hybrid (In Office & Home)

Clearance Required: Secret (ability to qualify)

Acquisition Engineer

COLSA Corporation seeks candidates to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future Air Force and joint service weapon systems. Positions may be filled at Wright Patterson AFB, OH; Warner Robins, GA; and/or Tinker AFB, OK at various skill levels (Junior, Journeyman, Senior, SME).

Systems Engineering

• Provide assistance in the development, procurement, sustainment and modification of aircraft systems, subsystems, components and equipment.

Avionics Engineering

• Apply knowledge of avionics engineering in support of subsystem definition, development, integration, verification, ICD review, sustainment, modeling/simulation, test and evaluation, and airworthiness certification across hardware and software systems.

Systems Security Engineer

• Support the Systems Engineer with program milestone reviews, test planning, and certification and accreditation packages.
• Review, develop, and update applicable systems security engineering program documentation.

Electrical Engineer

• Apply knowledge of electrical engineering in support of electrical power systems, avionics subsystem definition, development, integration, verification, sustainment, modeling/simulation, testing and evaluation, and airworthiness certification across hardware and software systems.

Manufacturing/Quality Assurance Engineer

• Assist in developing and assessing defect prevention strategies and processes for hardware development, production and deployment.
• Assist in performing quality assurance analyses to ensure hardware systems can be produced by controlled manufacturing processes at manageable risk.
• Assist in conducting special studies and analyzing broad QA issues common to all U.S. government acquisition programs.
• Assist in reviewing and assessing contractor QA planning and progress.
• Evaluate quality systems of weapon system prime or subcontractor to the degree it impacts the system being acquired.

Reliability and Maintainability Engineer

• Assist in developing an effective reliability and maintainability process that ensures user’s weapon system requirements are clearly defined and achieved.
• Review the FRACAS and reliability standard reports.
• Assist in reviewing the overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability requirements).

Software Engineer

• Demonstrate knowledge of software engineering in support of design, development, testing, evaluation, implementation, maintenance, and administration of software systems.
• Apply knowledge of software assurance practices and tools for architecture analysis, source code weakness analysis, and binary analysis.
• Assist in reviewing, developing, and updating applicable program documentation for software engineering requirements.

Systems Integration Engineer

• Perform systems engineering to include design, integration, manufacturing, quality, industrial engineering, airworthiness, and configuration management.
• Assist in developing, deploying, and maintaining processes to assure weapon systems are fully integrated and operationally safe throughout their life cycle.
• Apply OSS&E and airworthiness processes, and provide risk assessments, safety analysis and recommendations.
• Apply knowledge of systems engineering for system definition, integration, verification, sustainment, risk modeling, testing, evaluation, human system integration, crew stations engineering, OSS&E, interoperability, and airworthiness across hardware and software systems, including ground based systems.

Systems Safety Engineer

• Accomplish system safety engineering tasks including risk assessment and system safety program for assigned programs.
• Review and assist with development of system safety program plans, hazard analyses, risk assessments, evaluating contractor safety proposals, and assist with resolution of safety issues.

Training Systems Engineer

• Provide assistance with training system requirements including definition, development, integration, verification, sustainment, modeling/simulation, test and evaluation, and certification.
• Assist with reviewing, developing, and updating applicable program documentation for training systems requirements.

Aeronautical Engineer

• Support mechanical systems integrity program and maintain critical safety item list.
• Monitor airworthiness certification for the aircraft.
• Support directorate in disciplined engineering activities to assure OSS&E for all products.

Flight Systems Engineer

• Assist with development, procurement, sustainment and modification of aircraft flight systems, subsystems, components and equipment.

Structures Engineer

• Provide technical expertise on aircraft structural integrity and airworthiness.
• Assist in development, procurement, sustainment and modification of aircraft structures systems, subsystems, components and equipment.

Communication/Navigation Engineer

• Assist with technical requirement compliance for avionics development, test, sustainment and operations of navigation, voice communication systems, LOS and BLOS data link systems, military and civilian communication networks, network protocols, and security packaging of network commands and air data systems.

Escape Systems Engineer

• Apply expertise in design, development, production, procurement and testing of aircraft crew and escape systems.
• Responsible for escape system aspects such as emergency escape and egress, ejection seats, human physiological limits, injury criteria, escape system modeling, energetics, and crash worthiness.

Optical/Visual Systems Engineer

• Assist with requirement generation and compliance pertaining to imaging sensors, visual displays, and image generation products.
• Assist in analysis, requirements generation, characterization, and testing of optical component performance.

Technology Integration Engineering SME

• Serve as subject matter expert for systems integration and electronics/communications/technology engineering areas.
• Incorporate aspects into acquisition planning, rapid prototyping, rapid fielding, and other acquisition programs, including those conducted with non‑traditional contractors.

Required Experience

• BS/MS degree in an ABET‑accredited engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 10‑15+ years’ functional area experience.
• Education and years of experience required by the contract may be modified at the discretion of the EPASS CO.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Acrobat, and web applications including Internet Explorer.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the required level. U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior engineering expertise in support of USAF aircraft and systems.

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.