Systems Engineer III - Border and Coastal Surveillance

Lyntris; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Company Holidays

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401k Matching

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Lyntris is seeking a Systems Engineer III for border and coastal surveillance in San Diego, CA. This full-time role offers hybrid and onsite options and requires an active U.S. national security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities include conducting site surveys, AoAs, system design, CDRL development, testing, and end-user training. Travel to austere locations is expected (approx. 20%).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience with COTS border and coastal surveillance technologies, RF communications, and planning and performing systems engineering analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site surveys and determine optimal system architecture.
• Perform AoAs and recommend technologies and OEM equipment.
• Develop architecture and design documentation (CDRLs, site surveys, test plans).
• Test and troubleshoot surveillance systems.
• Create training materials for end users, including partner militaries.
• Provide guidance to engineering staff on operations and maintenance.
• Collaborate with software and platform engineers on C2 systems.

Skills

COTS surveillance tech

RF communications

Systems engineering analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Network planning software

EMI analysis tools

Job description

Systems Engineer III - Border and Coastal Surveillance

Full time

Hybrid and Onsite options - San Diego, CA

This position requires active U.S. national security clearance and the ability to obtain one. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Conducting site surveys and evaluating requirements and determining optimal system architecture


• Conducting AoAs and developing recommendations on use of specific technologies and OEM equipment


• Detailed design to include aspects such as viewshed analysis, network mapping, frequency spectrum allocation, EMI, CONOPs, etc.


• Developing CDRL documentation to include architecture documentation, site surveys reports, CDR packages, and Test Plans and Reports


• Testing and troubleshooting systems


• Developing training materials to support training of end users (e.g. host nation military)


• Guidance to engineering staff on Operations and Maintenance of operational systems


• Collaborating with software and platform engineers in the development of C2 systems

Required Qualifications :

• Currently holds an active U.S. national security clearance or be able to receive and maintain one. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link .


• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related field


• 5+ years of demonstrated experience with:
  
  
  
  • COTS border and coastal surveillance technologies
  
  
  • RF communications and wireless communication networks and equipment
  
  
  • Planning and performing systems engineering analysis related to border and coastal surveillance, telecommunications (e.g. microwave) networks, including familiarity with network planning software tools
  
  
  
  


• Willing to travel out of the country for several weeks at a time to austere locations (e.g. Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia) (20% travel)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with:
  
  
  
  • Radar
  
  
  • EO/IR cameras
  
  
  • AIS
  
  
  • IP networks
  
  
  • LTE
  
  
  • Microwave
  
  
  • HF / VHF / UHF
  
  
  • Satcom
  
  
  • Tactical Data Links
  
  
  • Common operational picture (COP) software
  
  
  
  

Clearance Requirements

Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link .

EEOC & Know Your Rights

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Pay Scales & Benefits

The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.

Benefits include...

• Paid Time Off


• Paid Company Holidays


• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance


• Optional HSA and FSA


• Base and Voluntary Life Insurance


• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance


• 401k Matching


• Employee Assistance Program

Lyntris is a defense technology company that connects sensing to action across the connected battlespace. Lyntris brings together the talents of Accelint and Vitesse teams under one mission, with each contributing deep expertise within their domain. Combining differentiated hardware, software and mission expertise, Lyntris helps customers sense threats, make sense of complex conditions and act with greater speed, precision and confidence in contested environments.

Lyntris supports U.S. and allied defense organizations across every branch - including Navy, Army, Air Force, Space Force and allied partners - spanning strategic, operational and tactical missions and every domain: Space, Air, Land, Sea and Cyber. With more than 200 active defense programs, Lyntris works at every level of the mission, from national command authority to the tactical edge.

Solutions are designed by operators who understand the mission, engineered for the conditions that degrade or defeat standard systems, an