Systems Engineer II - Air Traffic Systems (Onsite)

About the role

Principal Systems Engineer supporting the Air Traffic Systems (ATS) team to develop and test next‑generation weather solutions for the FAA, replacing legacy systems. Position is onsite in Omaha, NE or Marlborough, MA with occasional domestic travel.

Responsibilities

• Perform integration and test activities to support development, maintenance, and deployment of the system
• Manage and/or generate systems engineering related documentation of legacy and newly developed products (design memos, specifications, diagrams, Interface Control Documents, test requirements/plans, optimization procedures) in support of projects
• Perform data analysis, including development of various analysis tools
• Make informed technical decisions to drive project success and conduct various technical analyses to support decision making process
• Perform trade studies and make recommendations with respect to insertion of new technologies and algorithms on our roadmap to meet required capability advances
• Support the planning, execution and documenting of formal qualification tests
• Perform job analysis to estimate engineering effort required for specific tasks and projects
• Support other engineering staff with system engineering related technical issues

Requirements

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field
• Experience with Red Hat Linux 9.x
• Prior experience with design, integration and test of complex systems and best practices
• Experience generating and delivering technical documentation to stakeholders, including drafting, reviewing, and updating materials
• Experience with automated test tools
• Test experience at customer or offsite locations
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for short periods
• U.S. citizenship (required for access to program/contract information)
• Ability to obtain FAA clearance (must have or be capable of obtaining a US Federal Aviation Administration clearance)

Skills

• Containerization technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
• Experience supporting US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) government contracts
• Prior ATC program work experience, including NWP program experience
• Experience with IBM DOORS and Microsoft Office Suite
• Agile Development Processes
• AI/Machine Learning, Modeling and Simulation Applications
• Agile/Scrum and Atlassian Jira/Confluence
• Red Hat Ansible Automation, Python, and BASH Scripting
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) familiarity

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

Pay

Salary range: $68,900 – $131,100 USD.