Lead Systems Engineer

DCS Corp; Aberdeen (WA); On-site; USD 111,600 - 136,400; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corp is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer in Aberdeen, WA to lead a team delivering wide-ranging engineering services for Army program compliance and interoperability needs. You will manage configuration, testing, and integration across hardware, software, and systems, while guiding trade-offs and evaluating performance improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering with 12 years of related experience and U.S. citizenship with a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires US citizenship and TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 12 years related experience.
• DAU Level certification in Systems Engineering or related area is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering complex systems engineering services for Army program compliance and interoperability.
• Oversee configuration management and program review meetings; ensure system integration across components.
• Prepare specifications, analyses, modeling, testing plans and reports; support system test and evaluation activities.
• Review outputs for maintenance procedures, performance improvements, and metrics; conduct trade-off analyses.
• Provide design, development, and integration guidance for hardware, software, and man-machine interfaces.

Skills

Clearance: TS/SCI

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

DAU Systems Engineering Certification

Job description

DCS is looking for a systems engineer to lead a team performing a wide range of complex systems engineering services to ensure the Army Program Manager is compliant with program requirements and objectives, interoperability requirements, configuration management requirements, and other requirements.

Essential Job Functions

Must be capable of leading efforts in:

• Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities (DOTMLPF) efforts;
• Joint Capability Integration and Development System (JCIDS);
• System and/or software integration, platform integration
• Interoperability with various Command, Control, and Communications (C3) systems;
• Technical or operational testing;
• Sustainment and refreshment of capabilities;
• Configuration management, planning and strategy meetings, program review and coordination meetings;
• General systems engineering, systems implementation planning and system test and evaluation services;
• Prepare specifications, plans, analyses, modeling, testing, simulations and reports;
• Review engineering output in the areas of systems level operation and maintenance procedures, performance improvements criteria, tools assessments, metrics management, quality assurance, configuration management, technical orders, and maintenance practices;
• Conduct systems engineering trade-off analysis;
• Provides analysis related to the design, development, and integration of hardware, software, man-machine interfaces and all the systems level requirements to provide an integrated solution.

Required Skills

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship and a TS/SCI clearance is required.

Bachelor's in engineering and 12 years of related experience.

Desired Skills

DAU Level certification in Systems Engineering or related area.

Pay Range and Benefits

There are a variety of factors that can influence salary at DCS Corp, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Salary max: $124k

At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include medical, dental, 401k, ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement, work/life balance, parental and other leave programs.

Learn more about our benefits here: DCS Corp Benefits.