System Engineer (SE), Level 3

Gladiatoremergence; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Gladiatoremergence seeks a Level 3 System Engineer to work on-site at Fort Meade, MD, supporting complex hardware/software systems with TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly clearance. The role emphasizes system engineering leadership, requirements elicitation, architecture development, and interface definition.

The ideal candidate brings extensive SE experience, a related bachelor's degree, and building-fit-up certifications, ready to guide multidisciplinary teams and manage risk across the system life

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years of SE experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline required.
• BICSI certifications tallied for Building Fit Ups.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for development, integration, testing, and interfaces of complex hardware/software systems.
• Develop system architectures and perform DoDAF-aligned views and analyses.
• Conduct end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize lifecycle performance.
• Define interfaces for software, hardware, and ensure interoperability.
• Identify risks, use models/simulations, and propose mitigations with action plans.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Risk management

DoDAF architecture

Lifecycle cost analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

BICSI RCDD

BICSI RTPM

Job description

Hiring now GJB-0133 Fort Meade, MD TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly On-site $153,764 – $193,764

The Level 3 System Engineer (SE) shall possess the following capabilities:

• Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
• Develop operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards
• Conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life-cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas
• Improve standard integration strategies based upon rationale for previous decisions that resulted in improved integration performance
• Fully define interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics for software, and electrical and mechanical characteristics for hardware
• Use validated models, simulations, and prototyping to mitigate risk and reduce cost of system development
• Develop alternative courses of action, workarounds, and fall-back positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones
• Monitor risks using earned value management (EVM) data
• Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• Apply and enforce use of suitable standards to ensure consistency and interoperability of developer hardware and software
• Ensure effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, both hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system
• Serve as a member of the CCB
• As a participant within an
• Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) effort, recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria adjusted for reasonableness and validity of assumptions, technology limitations, environmental impact, and life-cycle costs
• Develop system design alternatives that consider life-cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth

Qualifications

Twenty (20) years of experience as an SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required 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 additional SE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree For Building Fit Ups: BICSI certified Registered Communications Distribution Designer and BICSI certified Registered Telecommunications Project Managers required

Clearance

TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly, required at start.