System Engineer, Level 5

Avalore; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (Employer-Paid)

Retirement plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability coverage

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Avalore is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to apply systems engineering principles across the full lifecycle for complex government programs. The role involves coordinating engineers and technicians, delivering work products, and briefing stakeholders on technical status.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 15+ years of systems engineering experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph eligibility. On-site in Maryland, with extensive interagency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field or related discipline with extensive systems engineering experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain polygraph.
• Senior level expertise across ISO/IEC 15288 process areas and government programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead contractor systems engineering activities for multi-process areas.
• Supervise and coordinate engineers and technicians on projects.
• Brief stakeholders and present technical status to executives.
• Develop and deliver work products in ISO/IEC 15288 areas.
• Analyze technical design and propose engineering alternatives.

Skills

Systems engineering

Lifecycle management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

15+ years systems engineering experience

Active TS/SCI clearance

Ability to obtain polygraph

Job 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:

• Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal;
• Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement;
• Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management;
• Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply.

Systems Engineer shall also:

• 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.

• 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 OR
• A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general systems engineering experience (any Process Area) OR
• 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 OR
• 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.
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with an appropriatecurrentpolygraphis required tobe considered for this role; Ability toreceive privileged access rights.

Eligibility requirements apply.

• Employer-Paid Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with a generous matching program
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Program