SATCOM Systems Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a SATCOM Systems Engineer to shape future SATCOM capabilities for a worldwide network of facilities supporting tactical and strategic users. You will lead systems engineering efforts across acquisition, engineering, sustainment, and operations to deliver enterprise SATCOM solutions for complex defense missions.

Grow expertise across systems architecture and lifecycle activities while collaborating with DoD clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in DoD end-to-end SATCOM systems engineering or integration.
• Experience in DoD lifecycle activities such as acquisition, requirements analysis, and testing.
• Knowledge of DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and satellite/IP networks.

Skills

SATCOM systems engineering

DoD lifecycle activities

DoDAF knowledge

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or IT

Job description

SATCOM Systems Engineer The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in Department of Defense satellite communications (SATCOM)? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution. As a SATCOM Systems Engineer on our team, you have the chance to shape future SATCOM systems by leading systems engineering efforts to deliver enterprise SATCOM capabilities for a worldwide network of SATCOM facilities that provide multifaceted critical data to tactical and strategic users. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems, but also evolve them with advanced technology solutions. On our team, you’ll be able to broaden your skill set into areas like systems architecture design. Grow your skills by working in various segments of the systems engineering lifecycle such as acquisition, engineering, sustainment, operations, and management to deliver next generation SATCOM capabilities. Join our team and create the future of a critical capability to deliver SATCOM anytime, anywhere. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have

• 4+ years of experience in DoD end-to-end SATCOM systems engineering and architecture design or integration for Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) or SATCOM Gateway or Teleport capabilities
• 4+ years of experience in DoD system lifecycle activities such as acquisition, requirements analysis, engineering, design, integration, sustainment, or technical refresh
• 4+ years of experience assessing satellite communications system architectures and current hardware limitations, definition and selection of new concepts and approaches, design, development, and implementation
• 4+ years of experience leading engineering tasks associated with the development, design, or integration of SATCOM systems comprised of multiple components and subsystems
• 4+ years of experience participating in the planning, organizing, and conducting of technical project design and development, testing, fielding, and sustainment
• Knowledge of the DoD systems acquisition process and systems engineering requirements for military SATCOM systems such as wideband, narrowband, or protected
• Knowledge of DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Satellite Communications, and IP network technologies
• Ability to coordinate and consolidate disparate design efforts for an enterprise SATCOM system optimizing cost, schedule, performance risks, and developing mitigation plans
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or IT field

Nice If You Have

• Experience working at DoD CIO, Joint Staff, Combatant Command, Service, or Agency level
• Experience developing systems engineering documentation such as CDD, CONOPS, Systems Engineering Plans, Systems Architecture Diagrams, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Memorandum of Agreements (MOA), or Test Plans, Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) INCOSE CSEP, ASEP Certification
• Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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