Alaska Automation Capability - Systems Engineer - Senior

Responsibilities

• Synchronize cutover schedules stakeholders to minimize outages and maintain pilot-to-controller communication.
• Verify legacy and VoIP radio system integration with the new Voice Communication System (VCS).
• Ensure vendor adherence to technical, logistics, cybersecurity, and safety requirements throughout migration.
• Generate quantifiable requirements based on customer needs, system design, and acquisition logistics.
• Translate high-level strategies into system requirement specifications and lower-level implementation requirements with multi-discipline teams.
• Ensure compliance with client and government standards through formal verification methods.
• Establish and coordinate standards, practices, and procedures across the product development lifecycle.
• Support the design, development, and evaluation of end-to-end systems across their full life cycle.
• Design interfaces and integrate system elements to ensure cohesive end-to-end performance.
• Participate in design reviews of hardware and software components to ensure requirements traceability and compliance.
• Generate system-level verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Review test plans to ensure they meet contractual objectives and participate in testing to validate requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; minimum of 3 years with PhD in systems or infrastructure engineering; Minimum 12 years in lieu of a degree
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
• Experience supporting FAA, DoD, or other federal aviation/ telecommunications programs.
• Familiarity with Voice over IP (VoIP) systems, Voice Communication Systems (VCS), and legacy radio architectures.
• Strong background in systems engineering principles, including requirements development, verification, and validation.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity requirements and compliance frameworks applicable to federal communications infrastructure.
• Proven ability to coordinate across multi-discipline engineering teams and manage complex stakeholder environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required FAA public trust security clearance/suitability determination.