Electrical Engineer

The Mission Essential Group; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mission Essential Group is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the IBS-ES program by maintaining the IW/CIB Integration Testbed, analyzing waveform-level impacts, and supporting troubleshooting and optimization efforts. The role requires TS/SCI eligibility and experience with DoD communications systems.

You will work across multiple sites to monitor system performance, implement changes, and aid in system modernization and RF optimization initiatives, ensuring mission readiness and

Qualifications

• Security clearance TS with SCI eligibility.
• 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with DoD UHF SATCOM systems, protocols and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain IW/CIB Integration Testbed to support integration testing, risk assessment, and evaluation of IW and CIB operational impacts.
• Provide test environments, data, and technical support for CIB terminal vendors, including testing and validation activities.
• Conduct laboratory testing of CIB-PT capabilities and assess risks associated with IWCS changes, upgrades, and service allocations.
• Monitor Downlink Monitoring Equipment (DME) and analyze system logs to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve CIB and IWCS performance, availability, and reliability issues.
• Investigate operational anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and assess impacts across IBS-ES, CIB, and related enterprise services.
• Review incident and trouble tickets to identify trends, misclassified issues, and potential impacts to operational broadcasting and communications services.
• Represent IBS-ES in stakeholder forums, provide technical recommendations, develop white papers, and communicate operational impacts of planned system changes.
• Track and report engineering activities, issue resolution efforts, and system performance metrics to government and operational stakeholders.
• Provide cross-site operational support for systems and services across multiple locations, ensuring continuous availability and mission readiness.
• Coordinate change management activities, vulnerability scans, patch management, and system maintenance while minimizing operational impacts.
• Support software development, system modernization, and RF suite optimization initiatives to improve operational effectiveness and mission support.
• Develop and enhance automation tools and analytical processes to improve log analysis, reduce manual workload, and increase accuracy of system health and uptime reporting.

Skills

Technical troubleshooting

Network performance tuning

DoD UHF SATCOM systems

Scripting (Python, MATLAB)

Education

BA/BS in Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

The Mission Essential Group, LLC (MEG), is a premier service provider of information management solutions for complex, mission-critical needs. MEG has earned a reputation as an innovator and pioneer. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, MEG employs professionals in offices located throughout the United States and around the world. MEG offers a competitive benefits package including a competitive salary; medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off; and retirement benefits.

MEG is a leading provider of Information Management system engineering, software development, information assurance, system sustainment. MEG supports the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) enterprise, the worldwide Department of Defense (DoD) joint program for delivering intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) and targeting data to all levels of tactical and strategic operational users.

IBS provides global, 24/7, dissemination of time sensitive Indications & Warning and Force Protection data to Joint Warfighters and Collaborating Nation partners conducting military operations around the world. MEG serves a vital role in supporting the IBS Enterprise, providing continuity in skills crucial to support military operations. MEG integrates the talents and skills of team members to form an IBS Enterprise Support Services Team to provide world-class IBS customer support.

MEG provides innovative software tools, technical services, and rapid development of solutions to support end user requirements. As such our systems and products require a high level of quality and configuration management to ensure they meet and/or exceed customer expectations.

The Electrical Engineer supports the Integrated Broadcast Service Enterprise Services (IBS-ES) program by maintaining and evaluating the IW/CIB Integration Testbed, analyzing waveform-level impacts on CIB operations, and supporting operational troubleshooting and optimization efforts. This role provides technical expertise to assess proposed changes, monitor system performance, and represent IBS-ES interests in stakeholder engagements. The engineer also supports cross-site system monitoring, automation efforts, and backfills key operational roles as needed.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the IW/CIB Integration Testbed to support integration testing, risk assessment, and evaluation of IW and CIB operational impacts.
• Provide test environments, data, and technical support for CIB terminal vendors, including UCTS-enabled testing and validation activities.
• Conduct laboratory testing of CIB-PT capabilities and assess risks associated with IWCS changes, upgrades, and service allocations.
• Monitor Downlink Monitoring Equipment (DME) and analyze system logs to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve CIB and IWCS performance, availability, and reliability issues.
• Investigate operational anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and assess impacts across IBS-ES, CIB, and related enterprise services.
• Review incident and trouble tickets to identify trends, misclassified issues, and potential impacts to operational broadcasting and communications services.
• Represent IBS-ES in stakeholder forums, provide technical recommendations, develop white papers, and communicate operational impacts of planned system changes.
• Track and report engineering activities, issue resolution efforts, and system performance metrics to government and operational stakeholders.
• Provide cross-site operational support for systems and services across multiple locations, ensuring continuous availability and mission readiness.
• Coordinate change management activities, vulnerability scans, patch management, and system maintenance while minimizing operational impacts.
• Support software development, system modernization, and RF suite optimization initiatives to improve operational effectiveness and mission support.
• Develop and enhance automation tools and analytical processes to improve log analysis, reduce manual workload, and increase accuracy of system health and uptime reporting.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Security Clearance: TS with SCI eligibility
• BA/BS in Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Technical troubleshooting and network performance tuning experience.
• Experience with DoD UHF SATCOM systems, protocols and methodologies.

Desired Key Experience:

• Experience with Joint Service intelligence systems and mission support.
• 10 years of relevant work experience as an SE in a high-volume or critical production service environment.
• Proactive and independent with excellent analytical skills, coupled with a strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive.
• Must be able to able to successfully function in a flat organization with minimal guidance and direction.
• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages (Python, MATLAB, etc.)

Mission Essential considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Mission Essential is an EEO/AA employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.