System Engineer 0 - (Systems Engineering)

Akina, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% company contribution

Healthcare coverage for employee

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer at Fort Meade, MD with TS/SCI - Polygraph clearance. The role focuses on developing system requirements, leading design and integration efforts, and guiding government interactions on SE considerations.

The engineer will ensure DoDAF-aligned architectures, prepare system engineering documentation, and coordinate cross-discipline reviews to deliver high-integrity production systems.

Qualifications

• Develops system requirements specifications from user needs and high-level architectures.
• Leads design and development activities and provides technical leadership.
• Guides users in formulating requirements and assesses feasible approaches.
• Interacts with Government regarding SE considerations and issues.
• Manages derived requirements to ensure DoDAF/SOA-compatible deliverables.
• Contributes to System Engineering Plans, Interface Control Documents, and related docs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements and develop system requirements specifications.
• Lead design, development, and integration activities within SE.
• Collaborate with government and program personnel to resolve issues.
• Prepare system architecture and design documentation.
• Coordinate action items from reviews and maintain traceability.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Management

DoDAF

SOA

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering

Job description

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 11-8868-SE0
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.

Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities.

Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.

Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.

Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations.

Develops technical documentation.

Develops system Architecture and system design documentation.

Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.

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

Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.

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

Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) – Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.

Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.

Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.

Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.

SE0 Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Five (5) years of SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

No demonstrated experience is required.

Salary Range: $99k-$121k (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.