Systems Engineer

Duties

• Provide systems engineering support throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system design, integration, sustainment, and disposal activities.
• Support Mission Integration Team (MIT) activities by translating operational and functional requirements into technical requirements.
• Participate in architecture definition efforts to ensure integration and interoperability across the DAF C3BM enterprise architecture.
• Review current DoD architecture models and support development of future-state architectures that enable sensor-to-shooter connectivity.
• Support risk assessments and collaborate with stakeholders to identify and mitigate technical and programmatic risks.
• Aid in developing execution management strategies and transition capability requirements to the acquisition community.
• Support development of test and evaluation strategies in coordination with acquisition and test organizations.
• Drive interoperability and integration efforts across Program Executive Offices (PEOs) and weapon systems.
• Capture and analyze current and future operational architectures based on mission and engagement scenarios.
• Engage with joint and coalition stakeholders to support development of integrated multi-domain architectures.
• Support identification, assessment, and maturation of innovative concepts through analysis, modeling, simulation, and systems engineering activities.
• Prepare and support technical briefings, engineering documentation, reports, and recommendations for Government leadership.

Requirements

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret level clearance and be SCI eligible

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field
• Years of experience: 3+ years of experience and within the DoD sector
• Technical Skills: Systems Engineering across the acquisition lifecycle, Systems Architecture and Integration, Requirements Analysis and Development, Mission Integration and System-of-Systems Engineering, Operational Analysis and Architecture Development, Cloud-based systems, including management and projection of cost and performance, Agile methodologies, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and DevOps principles, Knowledge of systems acquisition and program management processes as defined in DoDI 5000.02 and DoDI 5000.75, Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis, Technical Documentation and Brief Development
• Interpersonal Skills: Self-starter with the ability to work independently and solve complex problems with minimal oversight, Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, Strong written and verbal communication skills, Ability to collaborate effectively across Government, contractor, joint, and coalition organizations, Ability to communicate technical concepts to senior leadership and stakeholders, Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities