RF System Engineer 5 - (RF, Systems Engineering)

Akina Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 215,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO

11 federal holidays

401k 10% contribution

Healthcare costs covered

Education assistance

Job summary

Akina Inc in Fort Meade, Maryland seeks a senior Systems Engineer to apply systems engineering principles across the full lifecycle (Concept through Retirement) and coordinate with Government stakeholders on technical considerations.

The role requires TS/SCI - Polygraph, and involves leading or supporting ISO/IEC 15288 process activities, developing work products, analyzing alternatives, and supervising engineers. Willingness to travel as needed is required.

Qualifications

• Qualified engineering field degrees with extensive SE experience required.
• Experience applying ISO/IEC 15288 processes across projects.
• Ability to analyze technical alternatives and propose solutions.
• Strong communication and leadership for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering principles across the lifecycle phases.
• Interact with Government on technical considerations and issues.
• Ensure technical integrity and quality of deliverables for ISO/IEC 15288 areas.
• Develop and deliver work products in ISO/IEC 15288 areas.
• Lead contractor SE activities and supervise staff.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Ability to travel

System design

Troubleshooting networks

Linux knowledge

Windows/Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

15+ years SE experience (SE5)

High School Diploma +19 years experience

Master's degree +13 years

Tools

RF spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

Visio

Excel

Word

Linux

Job description

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 08-8915-SE5
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.

Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.

Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288.

• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.


• Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.


• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.


• Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.


• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.


• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.


• Independently analyze and recommend alternatives for elements of project’s technical design.


• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.


• Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue.


• Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation.


• Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project.


• Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.


• Lead contractor systems engineering activities for a project to include supervising the work of the project engineering staff and technicians.


• Approve delivery of work products of multiple Processes Areas defined in the ISO/IEC 15288.


• Independently make decisions regarding engineering issues and methodology for a project.


• Brief stakeholders and present the status on all technical aspects of their project.

Position Required Skills:

• Competent with all manner of hand tools to include power tools.


• Competent with RF spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes and signal generators.


• Familiarity with Microsoft suite of applications to include Visio, Excel and Word.


• Should have working knowledge of Linux.


• Experience performing site surveys and / or planning and executing system installations.


• Must possess excellent communication skills.


• Ability to work as part of a team or lead small team projects.


• Able to travel OCONUS, CONUS for up to 3-4 weeks at a time.


• Experience troubleshooting networks, hardware and software configurations.


• Ability to think on the fly and adapt to unexpected challenges.


• Familiarity with system design and testing.


• Familiarity with customer GOTs software capabilities.

SE5 Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience.

A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general systems engineering experience (any Process Area).

A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.

A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.

Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.

Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics.

Salary Range:

$215k-$263k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.