Systems Engineering – Engineer Level 1

RTI Consulting, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm located in Fort Meade, Maryland is seeking a qualified candidate to perform systems and engineering functions that define operational requirements and facilitate strategic efforts. Applicants must have a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance and a relevant degree, along with experience in engineering systems throughout their lifecycle. Responsibilities include documenting requirements and coordinating with project teams to ensure effective solution delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field plus 3 years relevant experience.
• Master's degree in relevant technical field plus 1 year relevant experience.
• Experience in engineering systems throughout their lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems/engineering functions including high-level design.
• Define and document concept of operations for system development.
• Coordinate with customers and teams to ensure solutions satisfy requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in relevant field

Doctoral degree in relevant field

Job description

Clearance Required

Current DoD Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI and Full Polygraph

Position Description

Perform systems /engineering functions at a high-level: including defining and documenting concept of operations, operational/system requirements, and use cases to support system development; performing high-level system design; specifying system/component performance and interface requirements; and developing installation, integration, and acceptance test plans. Continuously assess existing organizational processes and work products to ensure they best facilitate strategic and tactical efforts. Coordinate with customers, project teams, and related organizations to ensure solutions satisfy the requirements. Define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision for the solutions developed by the product teams.

Required Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or with a degree in a relevant technical field (for example, computer science, mathematics, or physics), entry is with a bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s or Doctoral degree plus 1 year of relevant experience.
• For all of the above degrees, if program is not Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc (ABET) accredited, it must include specified coursework
  • Specified coursework includes courses in differential and integral calculus and 5 of the following 18 areas:
    • (a) statics or dynamics,
    • (b) strength of materials/stress‑strain relationships,
    • (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics,
    • (d) thermodynamics,
    • (e) electromagnetic fields,
    • (f) nature and properties of materials/relating particle and aggregate structure to properties,
    • (g) solid state electronics,
    • (h) microprocessor applications,
    • (i) computer systems,
    • (j) signal processing,
    • (k) digital design,
    • (l) systems and control theory,
    • (m) circuits or generalized circuits,
    • (n) communication systems,
    • (o) power systems,
    • (p) computer networks,
    • (q) software development,
    • (r) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, or soil mechanics.
• Relevant experience must be in engineering systems over their lifecycle (for example, conception, design & development, testing, production, distribution/deployment, operation, maintenance & support, decommissioning).

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RTI will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.