Systems Engineer - CONTINGENT - 26-027 - Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Support mission-critical U.S. Navy communications and navigation programs involving the design, integration, testing, deployment and sustainment of complex defense systems.
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on support for research, engineering development and field operations of command, control, communications and navigation systems.
• System design, procurement, deployment, administration, user support, cybersecurity compliance and operation of data storage and network infrastructure.
• Analyze customer, operational and technical requirements and translate them into system-level requirements and specifications.
• Participate in systems architecture development, interface definition, requirements allocation and trade studies.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including requirements documents, interface control documents (ICDs), design artifacts, test procedures and technical reports.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, program managers, software developers, cybersecurity personnel and test teams to ensure successful program execution.
• Assist in planning and conducting system integration testing, verification, validation and operational assessments.
• Support technical reviews including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) and System Acceptance Reviews (SAR).
• Evaluate system performance, identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support cybersecurity, compliance and accreditation activities as required.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operating procedures and system configuration records.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, security, maintainability and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Must possess a Secret level security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics or a related technical discipline from an accredited college/university and 3+ years of systems engineering experience supporting complex technical programs.
• Ability to analyze requirements and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with command and control (C2), communications, combat systems, tactical data links, cybersecurity, networking, cloud technologies or software-intensive systems.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), SysML, Cameo, Magic Draw or similar tools.
• Experience supporting test and evaluation activities in laboratory, shipboard or operational environments.
• Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and cybersecurity requirements.
• Professional certifications such as INCOSE ASEP/CSE/ESEP, PE, OCSMP OMG SysML.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD, Navy, federal government or defense-contractor environments.
• Experience supporting research, laboratory, testing or prototype-development environments.
• Experience with government procurement processes and regulations.