System Engineer V

DigiFlight, Inc.

Fort Meade (MD)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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PTO + Holidays

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Life and disability insurance

Employee referrals

Marketing incentives

Job summary

DigiFlight, Inc. seeks an experienced Systems Engineer for Fort Meade, MD to support mission-critical programs within the intelligence community.

This role requires a Top-Secret SCI with FSP Poly and a strong, lifecycle-spanning systems engineering background, with government and DoD collaboration at heart of responsibilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 15 years of systems engineering experience.
High School Diploma + 19 years of general systems engineering experience.
Master’s or PhD in engineering or related discipline with 13 years of experience.

Responsibilities

Applies systems engineering across lifecycle phases: Concept to Retirement.
Interacts with Government and senior executives on technical issues.
Ensures technical integrity, quality, and completeness of deliverables per ISO/IEC15288.

Skills

Stakeholder relations

Requirements gathering

Data flow analysis

NiFi concepts

SIGINT awareness

DoD knowledge

Military structures

Analytical thinking

Data formats knowledge

Confluence/Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

High School Diploma or GED + 19 years experience

Master’s degree in Engineering or related field

PhD in Engineering or related field

Tools

Confluence/Jira

NiFi

Job description

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Full Time Fort Meade, MD, Fort Meade, MD, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2847

FT Meade, MD

Join an outstanding team that offers exciting job opportunities with the goal of providing the absolute best support to our customers. Here at DigiFlight we embrace integrity, innovative solutions, put our customers first and offer a highly competitive benefits package!

Active Top-Secret SCI with FSP Poly

Required Skills

Ability to form good relationships with customers and mission partners
Reach out to external customers for requirements and understanding of the data and the data needs of the users
Ability to critically think through complex data flow problems, break down effort into manageable tasks, and create/maintain scope out of sometimes vague customer requirements.
Good working skills with Atlassian products such as Confluence and Jira
Good understanding of data processing capabilities
Understands system-to-system connections for data flow processes
Basic understanding of NiFi, should understand flow file attributes or be able to learn it quickly
Understanding of SIGINT collection and analysis
Experience with Military Cryptologic Offices, Tactical Collection Capabilities, Military SIGINT architectures and related data flows.

Desired Skills

Experience with Electronic Warfare operations, sensors and related data
Familiar with data formats such as CSV, JSON, PCAP and XML
Understanding of tactical datalinks and command and control signals
Understanding of data architectures
Experience with Intelligence Community
Experience with DoD Service Intelligence Centers (such as NASIC)
Understanding of DoD command structures and relationships

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:

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

Requirements: A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience. OR (U) A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area). OR (U) A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience. OR (U) A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.

*(U) Note 1 – Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.

*(U) Note 2 - Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics

Our People

DigiFlight attracts the most highly skilled workforce to protect some of our nation’s most sensitive systems. Before joining the company, many DigiFlight professionals served our country in a civilian and/or military capacity. Our diverse team provides innovative solutions as they support critical clients in tackling tough challenges. Most importantly, our team is passionate about their work and making a difference.

Our corporate culture promotes a healthy work/life balance.

DigiFlight’s competitive benefits package allows employees to manage their personal and professional portfolios through a variety of features and programs. Our benefits include: