Platform Integration Engineer
Company: DCS Corp
Location: Sterling Heights
Posted on: February 18, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description As a Platform Integration
Engineer you will provide project management, system engineering,
and platform interface support to the office of the Product Manager
(PdM) Vehicle Protection System (VPS) to assist in fielding vehicle
survivability technologies to the Army. Essential Job Functions:
Conducts, monitors, directs, and coordinates research, design,
engineer development, and engineering activities for PdM VPS, which
are applied across vehicle system lines for fielded components,
subsystems, and total systems. Conducts research and trade off
analysis; executes market surveys; investigates technology
transfer/insertion opportunities, requirements, and specification
development. Performs contract and test monitoring, failure
analysis, cost reduction analysis, production engineering,
configuration management, and technical field support. Participates
in the preparation of program plans, documentation, schedules,
budgets, and milestones necessary for the overall planning and
execution of the assigned program. Develops, reviews, evaluates,
and makes recommendations concerning acquisition documents,
priorities, schedules, cost estimates, budgets, milestones and
other program matters bearing on project/program assignments.
Provides input to the application and integration of improved
designs into the system. Reviews and advises on preliminary design
studies for new or improved items, components, structures, and
major subsystems, as well as engineering changes affecting system
characteristics. Assists in the preparation of test planning,
observes tests, and analyzes test results to determine adequacy of
system and subsystem performance, recommending corrective actions
for deficiencies. Assures that system and sub-system components,
structures, software, electronics, vulnerability/survivability
elements are compatible with each other and the host platform.
Ensures that necessary engineering trade-offs in the vehicle/system
design are beneficial to overall system performance. Performs and
evaluates engineering studies, such as operational and functional
characteristics pertaining to assigned systems/ components. This
position is at a client site in Warren, Michigan. Candidates must
be willing to perform this role 100% on-site at the client
location. Required Skills: Due to the sensitivity of customer
related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to
obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance. Bachelor's Degree in
Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
plus a minimum of 8 years of experience. Working knowledge of
integration activities required for DoD ground combat vehicles.
Project management experience. Self-starter with the ability to
work without direct supervision. Ability to daily provide high
quality support and customer service to the Government customer in
a high visibility position. Excellent written and verbal
communications skills. Strong interpersonal abilities, including
ability to tactfully negotiate resolution to competing programmatic
demands and requirements. A strong customer service mentality.
Comfortable with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
Desired Skills: Electrical, computer, and/or systems engineering
experience on DoD ground combat vehicles and/or DoD survivability
systems. Experience working with DEVCOM GVSC, PEO GCS, DEVCOM
C5ISR, and/or related PM offices within the Army Futures Command
and/or Army Materiel Command. Understanding of the Army acquisition
process. Experience with in-vehicle data networks. Experience with
U.S. DoD communications equipment or communication equipment
integration. System integration experience on DoD vehicles
systems.
Keywords: DCS Corp, Dearborn Heights , Platform Integration Engineer, Engineering , Sterling Heights, Michigan
