Senior Systems Engineer (Indications & Warning)

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Chantilly (VA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 192,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Disability – short & long term
Retirement and Savings
Learning and Development opportunities
Wellness programs

Job summary

Arcfield seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support Enterprise Resiliency Indications and Warning (I&W) systems in a SETA capacity for major protection-related acquisitions and resiliency baselines. You will collaborate with government customers and internal teams to align requirements, CONOPs, and architecture products for end-to-end integration.

The role requires strong communication, leadership of integrated engineering teams, and experience with V&V, VV&T, and agile practices within

Qualifications

  • Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
  • Experience with large acquisition systems engineering efforts, methods, and processes.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership integrated engineering teams.
  • Understanding of the System Engineering “V” process and how Agile processes influence traditional acquisition.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Strong business acumen and professional communication.

Responsibilities

  • Support Enterprise I&W systems in a SETA capacity for major protection-related acquisitions and resiliency baselines.
  • Create and assess requirements, CONOPs, architecture products, and system schedules for end-to-end integration and closure.
  • Collaborate across stakeholders to achieve system end-to-end closure of protection I&W programs.
  • Interface with government customers, directorates, and system engineering groups for system-of-systems integration.
  • Support strategic planning for future capability acquisition and insertion into the enterprise baseline.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance
Space-based systems
Systems Engineering
V model & Agile
Briefings to senior stakeholders
Communication skills
Cross-functional teamwork
Requirements engineering
Threat awareness
End-to-end integration
MV/TT & VV&T

Education

BS in STEM
MS in STEM
PhD in STEM

Tools

OCSMP certification
MBSE
SysML
Confluence
Jira

Job description

Responsibilities

Arcfield is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer dedicated to supporting Enterprise Resiliency Indications and Warning (I&W) systems in a Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) capacity for major protection-related system acquisitions and resiliency-related baseline requirements' architecture. The candidate will provide technical support by creating and assessing requirements, Concept of Operations (CONOPs), architecture products, system schedules, and risks for end-to-end integration and closure of the baseline for Space Protection-related activities in the overall Enterprise.

This component of the Space and Mission Engineering Sector provides Enterprise Systems Engineering and Integration capabilities to a national intelligence acquisition and operations organization. The program supports full lifecycle acquisition across all mission domains of complex national systems architecture. SETAs provide the customer with the expertise needed to provide mission success.

The candidate will work collaboratively across stakeholder organizations to obtain system end-to-end closure of the protection Indications and Warning program by running system readiness events following approved processes for Integration and Closure (I&C). Solid communications skills coupled with a strong technical background is imperative to interfacing with customers, directorate/office representatives, and across system engineering groups for System of Systems integration.

The candidate will interact with several government enterprise systems engineers and stakeholders, as well as multiple Acquisition Offices (AOs) and government and contractor stakeholders to drive resolution plans and strategies for complex technical challenges. The candidate will also support the Enterprise Resiliency Enterprise Program Manager (EPM) with strategic planning for future capability acquisition and insertion into the enterprise baseline based on countering growing threats.

Qualifications
Required Skills:
  • Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  • 8-10 years with BS or 6-8 years with MS or 3-5 years with a PhD in a STEM field
  • Technical experience working with space-based sensors and systems
  • Knowledge of space/ground/comm systems and sensor vulnerabilities
  • A passion for learning, helping others, sharing team knowledge, and contributing value to the mission in any way possible
  • Experience with large acquisition systems engineering efforts, methods, and processes
  • Ability to work well in a fast paced, dynamic environment
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Good business acumen; ability to relate professionally inside the work environment
  • Organization and flexibility
  • Understanding of the System Engineering “V” process and how Agile processes are impacting traditional acquisition
  • Demonstrated technical leadership integrated engineering teams
  • Experience with Systems Engineering and all related functional disciplines (Analysis, VV&T, etc) therein
  • Experience developing and conducting briefings for senior level customer stakeholders
Desired Skills:
  • OCSMP certification (level 1 or greater); Experience with MBSE, SysML applications, digital tools, Confluence, and Jira
  • Experience with Intelligence Community (IC) customer or Department of Defense (DoD)
  • Knowledge of Ground systems and overall space and ground architecture
  • Awareness of mission technical capabilities and system performance analysis and assessment
  • Experience with Mission Planning, Control or Processing functions in support of space and ground architecture
  • Experience identifying user & enterprise needs/requirements and gap identification, analysis, and assessment
  • Experience in requirements engineering, CONOPS development, verification, test, and system integration to accommodate End to End Systems Engineering in support of customer's missions
  • Proven adaptability and experience with daily interaction on-site with the government customers
  • Knowledge of Space/Ground/Communications systems
  • Understanding of adversarial threats to space and ground systems
  • Experience with requirements database management/repositories
  • Experience with requirements closure, threat scenarios and analysis, and VV&T strategies that align to an agile development approach
Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $110,204.91 Max: $191,624.96

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.

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