Senior Systems Engineer

Astrion; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (HNC) within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. The role requires applying systems engineering to complex DoD programs with an emphasis on integration and interface management.

Ideal candidates hold a U.S. passport and a TS/SCI clearance, with a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and several years of DoD experience.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years of engineering experience with 2 years in a DoD environment.
• Knowledge of cyber situational awareness and SIEM tools.

Responsibilities

• Provides engineering support to early systems engineering programs.
• Applies engineering expertise to system and subsystem integration.
• Manages complex interfaces and ensures effective integration across subsystems.
• Ensures system requirements meet user needs; supports design, test, and evaluation.
• Performs risk assessments and trade studies; documents results in technical reports.
• Supports risk mitigation, incident response, and other engineering tasks.

Job description

Overview

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

LOCATION: Lackland AFB, TX

JOB STATUS:Full-time

CLEARANCE: TS/SCI

TRAVEL:Limited, as needed

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineerdirectly suporting the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (HNC) within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)which is located at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.

QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS:

• Must be US Citizen
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 4 years of experience in an engineering role with 2 years in a DoD Environment
• Knowledge of Cyber Situational Awareness, to include Security Information and Event Management (SIEM: Atc, Splunk, Elastic Stack, etc.) and/or other cyber tools
• Understand risks with the probabilities/consequences and creating risk matrices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of interdisciplinary engineering experience and exposure to procurement activities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include but not limited to:

• Provides the Early Systems Engineering Program with engineering and acquisition support; vocalize and apply technical expertise on the systems engineering policies and processes.
• Apply engineering expertise to systems and subsystems including configuration management, data management, security and other technical integration functions.
• Manages complex system interfaces, identify and document interfaces, and assure the effective integration of multiple subsystems.
• Ensure system requirements meet user requirements; utilize user requirements to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate system concepts, perform assessments, and review the system design.
• Perform and/or support capability analyses and COTS/GOTS evaluation, select components, and develop system interfaces to ensure compliance with DoD and commercially accepted standards and requirements.
• Constructs models and simulations of systems to demonstrate the ability to meet user requirements.
• Conducts engineering performance, cost-effectiveness, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessment, and scheduling trade-off studies and document this information in a technical report as directed by the task order.
• Support risk assessments, incident response and mitigation strategies across supported mission areas.
• Provide aid or guidance as necessary in the accomplishment of other engineering tasks.