Program-Level Software Systems Engineer

ACQCENTRIC INC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ACQCENTRIC INC is seeking a Software System Engineer to support the Army mission command product office in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on system-level features, MBSE documentation, and agile collaboration with contractors and government personnel.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in system engineering, knowledge of Link-16, and experience with MSDE/MBSE tools, with readiness to work in a DoD environment in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field required.
• 10+ years of system engineering experience required.
• Experience in tactical command/control, weapons, sensors, software, hardware, requirements decomposition, or MBSE tools/languages desired.
• Solid knowledge of Link-16; MIDS terminal integration via Ethernet desired.
• Able to work in Agile environment with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop system level features describing MEI/CSCI behavior, performance, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead reviews and adjudicate comments on features.
• Document features using MBSE within an Agile workflow.

Skills

System engineering

MBSE

Agile experience

Stakeholder engagement

SysML modeling tools

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Cameo

MagicDraw

Job description

Description

This is a Software System Engineer position supporting the IFMC AMD Mission Command Product Office, a government program office addressing Army Air and Missile Defense systems, with focus on Mission Command systems. The candidate in this role will work with both contractors, government civilians and system operators. Tasks include developing system level features that describe MEI and CSCI behavior, performance, and acceptance criteria necessary to provide guidance for software implementation. Tasks also include leading reviews and adjudicating comments made against the features. An MBSE approach is used to document the features using an Agile workflow.

Requirements

• The candidate must be a US Citizen and a resident of the Huntsville, AL area or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.
• A bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field is required.
• Candidate should have 10 or more years of system engineering experience.
• The candidate must have experience in one or more of the following areas: tactical command and control systems, tactical weapons systems, tactical sensor systems, software, hardware, requirements decomposition, or MBSE tools and languages.
• The candidate must have a solid theoretical and applied knowledge of Link-16. Experience with integration of MIDS terminals via ethernet interfaces is highly desired.
• Candidate needs to have a record of taking initiative and being a team player in a small team environment.
• The candidate must be comfortable working as a team member in an Agile environment and be willing to engage various levels of stakeholders to ensure that software is capable of meeting the needs of the intended users. The system engineer must be highly organized with a strong technical background in system engineering principles.

Other Qualifications:

System engineering experience in support of DoD programs is highly desired, especially in an Army Air and Missile Defense program. Hands on experience creating models in Cameo or MagicDraw using SysML and UAF are desired. Experience using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence and SAFe Agile experience are plus.

Security Requirements:

Candidate must be able to acquire or possess (as well as maintain) a US Secret security clearance.