Systems Engineer

Salary range: up to $185K

About the role

The office is responsible for technical analysis; understanding the complexities and risks of denied area technical operations; and applying these two core competencies to the designing, implementing, operating, and maintaining of secure, reliable, bespoke network infrastructures and communications solutions. The requirement is for operational support of communications solutions, from review and decision to deployment and decommission. The selected candidates will coordinate and manage technical tasks and projects as part of a multi-functional team.

This job requires an existing Top Secret clearance with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Support customer's technical staff to broaden technical capabilities through 3rd party contracts and internal partnerships.
• Draft documentation and support the contracting process through SSJ, SOW, requirements, etc. products.
• Foster communication between partners to ensure high-quality products are delivered on-time and on-budget.
• Develop expertise in special areas and serve as a technical SME on designated topics.
• Secure approvals and conduct field tests of systems under development.
• Contribute to the approval process for the deployment of technical systems as technical SME.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagements, such as user requirements sessions.
• Lead technical efforts that support the O&M of deployed systems.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Active Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Extensive SATCOM and hardware design experience.
• Many years of agency experience.
• Engineering degree, preferably Electrical, with 7 to 20 years of experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering supporting the end-to-end lifecycle of complex technical developments involving hardware and software.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting requirements, engaging 3rd party vendors, managing formal program reviews, generating test plans, and guiding troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience with identifying and championing new technical solutions.
• Demonstrated experience with technical development on both very short and intermediate timelines.
• Demonstrated experience with supporting the customer's contracting processes.
• Demonstrated experience with customer formal documentation systems and strong ability to draft technical documentation for different audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in hands-on technical validation and testing of technical systems, including test plan development, testing coordination, and test report documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with customer's approval processes for technical testing and system deployment.
• Engineering or technical background with strong ability to apply technical domains of RF systems, network infrastructure, communication protocols, quality standards, and manufacturing.
• Willingness to travel both domestically and overseas to support development and deployment of technical systems (up to 10% travel).

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience with satellite communications/systems.
• Demonstrated experience with computer networking.
• Demonstrated experience with customer technical tools.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and health savings account.
• Paid time off, holidays, social events, employee assistance program, and team building.
• 401K, tuition assistance, annual and referral bonuses.