System Engineer (OCONUS and CONUS travel opportunities)

Optimus Technology, Inc; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium health, dental, and vision

Company funded HRA

401k company contributions

Employer paid life insurance

Tuition assistance and career dev

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Referral bonuses

Company outings

Job summary

Optimus Technology, Inc is seeking a System Engineer to apply systems engineering principles across the full lifecycle, including concept, development, production, and support. Based at Ft.

Meade, MD, the role may require travel CONUS/OCONUS up to 3–4 weeks at a time. Responsibilities include developing and delivering work products within ISO/IEC 15288, analyzing alternatives, coordinating with government stakeholders, and leading small teams to ensure technical integrity and project success.

Qualifications

• Experience applying systems engineering across lifecycle phases and ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
• Ability to travel OCONUS/CONUS for up to 3–4 weeks at a time.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team or lead small teams.
• Familiarity with customer GOTs software capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in preparing work products in ISO/IEC 15288 process areas.
• Develop and deliver work products in ISO/IEC 15288 project and technical process areas.
• Independently analyze and recommend engineering alternatives and drive innovative approaches.
• Brief stakeholders and present project status on technical aspects.
• Lead contractor systems engineering activities for a project and supervise engineering staff.

Skills

Systems engineering

ISO/IEC 15288 familiarity

Communication skills

Team leadership

RF equipment proficiency

Linux

Problem solving

Site surveys

Network troubleshooting

Tools

Visio

Excel

Word

Linux

Job description

System Engineer (OCONUS and CONUS travel opportunities)

Ft. Meade, MD

(U) 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/IEC 15288.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with 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.
• Assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
• 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 the project’s technical design.
• 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, including supervising the work of the project engineering staff and technicians.
• Approve delivery of work products of multiple Processes Areas defined in 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 the project.
• Competent with all manner of hand tools to include power tools.
• Competent with RF spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes and signal generators.
• Familiarity with Microsoft suite of applications to include Visio, Excel and Word.
• Working knowledge of Linux.
• Experience performing site surveys and/or planning and executing system installations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team or lead small team projects.
• Travel OCONUS, CONUS for up to 3-4 weeks at a time.
• Experience troubleshooting networks, hardware and software configurations.
• Ability to think on the fly and adapt to unexpected challenges.
• Familiarity with system design and testing.
• Familiarity with customer GOTs software capabilities.

About the Company

Optimus Technology is a SDVO (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned) small business founded in 2010. We are known for our exceptionally talented group of Engineers and Technical experts with superior knowledge and experience in Cyber Technologies and the latest technology trends. Our dedication in pairing the right Optimus Technologist with the right customer solution is at the core of our partnership commitment and critical to the performance and satisfaction of our employees, the pinnacle of the Optimus culture.

Benefits

• Premium health, dental, and vision package
• Company funded HRA
• 401k company contributions
• Employer paid group term life insurance policy
• Tuition assistance and career development
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Paid time off
• Referral bonuses
• Company outings, giveaways & more

Optimus practices a policy of non-discrimination and is fully committed to the principles of equality in employment and opportunity for all employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, gender, race, religion, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit based factor.