Systems Engineer, Sr. Staff

Astrion; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is hiring a Systems Engineer to support NSWCDD in Dahlgren, VA. The role focuses on requirements, architecture, design, analysis, and documentation for DoD major weapon and fire control systems.

The engineer translates operational needs into validated engineering products for Navy surface and submarine mission systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline, or four years of validated knowledge or U.S. Naval operational experience at the E7 level or higher.
• Six (6) years of engineering experience with a DoD major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems program.
• Experience in concept definition, DoDAF-compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities.
• Systems engineering experience focusing on requirements development and management of software systems.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and documenting complex systems involving DoD weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Two (2) years of concurrent experience with Navy surface or submarine shipboard weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• For Security Systems subcategory: CISSP with DoDD 8570/IAM Level II or higher; ability to obtain DoD/Navy clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the DoD/Navy clearance required by the final DD254/JPAS (SECRET)

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering for DoD major weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems programs.
• Support concept definition, DoDAF-compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities.
• Develop and manage software system requirements.
• Identify, analyze, and document complex systems involving DoD weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Support Navy surface or submarine shipboard weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Use engineering tools such as DOORS, Change Synergy, and System Architect, as applicable to the assigned work.
• Support Strategic Fire Control Systems activities including software development, hardware design, systems integration, design documentation review, and future capability definition.
• Support Weapons Systems, Weapons Control Systems, and/or Combat Systems work involving Engineering Change Proposals and related documents.
• Support Security Systems work involving Navy/DoD certification and accreditation documentation when assigned to the Security Systems subcategory.
• Support Cyberspace Systems work involving requirements identification, architecture design, enterprise software development, data-source integration, analytics, and big data architecture.
• Support Computer Systems Engineer activities involving requirements definition, system design, risk assessment, and test & evaluation.

Skills

DoD systems engineering

Requirements development

Architecture development

System design

DOORS/Tooling experience

Navy weapons systems knowledge

Security Systems familiarity

Clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering

Tools

DOORS

Change Synergy

System Architect

Job description

Overview

Systems Engineer

LOCATION: Dahlgren, VA

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Top Secret

CERTIFICATION: CISSP IAW DoDD 8570 required for Security Systems subcategory; IAM Level II or higher with certification in Networking Technologies applies to Security Systems subcategory only; n/a for other base subcategories unless the final requirement says otherwise.

TRAVEL: Up to 25%

SALARY RANGE: $107,000-160,500

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join our team supporting NSWCDD in Dahlgren, VA. This role performs requirements, architecture, design, analysis, and documentation for DoD major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems. The Systems Engineer supports Navy surface and submarine mission systems and helps translate operational needs into validated engineering products.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline; or four (4) years of demonstrated knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to the technical disciplines of the SOW; or U.S. Naval operational experience at the E7 level or higher.
• Six (6) years of engineering experience with a DoD major weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems program.
• Experience in concept definition, DoDAF-compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities.
• Systems engineering experience focused on requirements development and management of software systems.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and documenting complex systems involving DoD weapon, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Two (2) years of concurrent experience with Navy surface or submarine shipboard weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems, including current Navy programs such as SLBM and Aegis.
• Experience with engineering tools such as DOORS, Change Synergy, and System Architect where assigned.
• Concurrent experience in one of the source-defined subcategories: Strategic Fire Control Systems; Weapons Systems / Weapons Control Systems / Combat Systems; Security Systems; Cyberspace Systems; or Computer Systems Engineer.
• For Security Systems subcategory only: CISSP IAW DoDD 8570; IAM Level II or higher with certification in Networking Technologies; IT-1 level clearance; experience preparing and submitting Navy/DoD security certification and accreditation documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the DoD/Navy clearance required by the final DD254/JPAS (SECRET)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with SLBM, Aegis, Tomahawk Weapon System, Surface Ship Undersea Warfare systems, Strategic Weapon System, or Attack Weapon Control System.
• Experience tracing requirements to design specifications and coordination drawing requirements while evaluating proposed changes.
• Experience with Formal Qualification Testing, Independent Verification and Validation, third-generation programming languages, Database Management Systems, mission planning, targeting models and simulations, SPALTs, shipboard system integration, safety, IA, HSI working groups, and Change Control Boards.
• Experience with big data design, architecture, implementation, and decision-support display for DoD enterprise software applications.

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline; or four (4) years of demonstrated knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to the technical disciplines of the SOW; or U.S. Naval operational experience at the E7 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering for DoD major weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems programs.
• Support concept definition, DoDAF-compliant architecture development, requirements definition, and initial and detailed system design activities.
• Develop and manage software system requirements.
• Identify, analyze, and document complex systems involving DoD weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Support Navy surface or submarine shipboard weapons, combat, and/or fire control systems.
• Use engineering tools such as DOORS, Change Synergy, and System Architect, as applicable to the assigned work.
• Support Strategic Fire Control Systems activities including software development, hardware design, systems integration, technical design documentation review, coordination drawing review, future capability definition, and weapons system integration.
• Support Weapons Systems, Weapons Control Systems, and/or Combat Systems work involving Engineering Change Proposals, Interface Change Requests, Interface Design Specifications, Weapon Specifications, and other system design or integration documents.
• Support Security Systems work involving Navy/DoD certification and accreditation documentation when assigned to the Security Systems subcategory.
• Support Cyberspace Systems work involving requirements identification, architecture design, enterprise software development, data-source integration, correlation and analytics, display of decision information, and big data architecture when assigned to the Cyberspace Systems subcategory.
• Support Computer Systems Engineer activities involving requirements definition, system design parameters, concepts of operation, risk assessment, producibility studies, performance analyses, test and evaluation, and post-delivery support.