Systems Integration & Testing Engineer IV

Arcfield; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcfield seeks a seasoned VV&T professional for Fort Belvoir, VA, to lead system-level satellite VV&T activities and coordinate with Acquisition Offices. You will evaluate architectures, develop VV&T strategies, and drive risk management across milestones, delivering clear briefs and technical recommendations.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a BS/BA (or MS/MA/PhD variants), and extensive experience in GEOINT or protection systems space-ground architecture.

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• BS/BA degree with 8-10 years of experience, or 6-8 years with MS/MA or 3-5 years with Ph.D.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and working groups.
• Experience with Enterprise or System level satellite VV&T activities.
• Experience with GEOINT or PROTECTION systems space and ground architecture.
• Knowledge of space-to-ground mission capabilities and system performance analysis/assessment.
• Experience with Mission Planning, Control or Processing functions in support of space and ground operations.
• Experience writing test strategies, plans, procedures, and checklists.
• Ability to mentor and lead Junior VV&T team members.
• Ability to partner with SETA, FFRDC, and Government authorities.

Responsibilities

• Daily interaction with the customer, Acquisition Offices (AOs) and supporting contractors.
• Follow customer standards and processes while providing continuous improvements and innovations.
• Evaluate architecture, requirements, risks, opportunities, and processes for VV&T impacts.
• Define VV&T activities and associated VV&T products for new and modified mission and service capabilities.
• Lead or support the execution of VV&T activities (e.g., Test events, Transitions, Milestone Readiness Events).
• Prepare reports describing results, risk assessment, discrepancy reporting, and lessons learned from VV&T activities.
• Risk management, tracking and closure with Acquisition Offices and stakeholders.
• Lead technical meetings to coordinate VV&T activities and milestones.
• Provide technical consultation, briefings and recommendations to the customer and other stakeholders.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph

Meetings facilitation

VV&T experience

GEOINT knowledge

Education

BS/BA degree

MS/MA degree

Ph.D.

Tools

SysML

Job description

Responsibilities

• Daily interaction with the customer, Acquisition Offices (AOs) and supporting contractors.
• Follow customer standards and processes while providing continuous improvements and innovations.
• Evaluate architecture, requirements, risks, opportunities, and processes for VV&T impacts.
• Define VV&T activities and associated VV&T products (e.g., strategies, plans, Requests for Change (RFCs), procedures, checklists, RVTMs, briefings, etc.) for new and modified mission and service capabilities.
• Lead or support the execution of VV&T activities (e.g., Test events, Transitions, Milestone Readiness Events).
• Prepare reports describing the results, risk assessment, discrepancy reporting, and lessons learned from VV&T activities.
• Risk management, tracking and closure with Acquisition Offices and stakeholders.
• Lead technical meetings to coordinate, and support VV&T activities and milestones.
• Provide technical consultation, briefings and recommendations to the customer and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required:

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• BS/BA degree with 8-10 years of experience, or 6-8 years with MS/MA or 3-5 years with Ph.D.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and working groups.
• Experience with Enterprise or System level satellite VV&T activities.
• Experience with GEOINT or PROTECTION systems space and ground architecture.
• Knowledge of space to ground mission technical capabilities and system performance analysis/assessment
• Experience with:
  • Mission Planning, Control or Processing functions in support of space and ground operations.
  • Writing test strategies, plans, procedures, and checklists.
  • Executing tests, analyzing data, and summarizing results.
• Ability and willingness to mentor and lead Junior members of the VV&T team.
• Ability to partner with various SETA, FFRDC, and Government lines of authority.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have (DESIRED):

• 12+ Years of related experience.
• SME level knowledge of Enterprise / System Level Satellite VV&T.
• Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering and experience using SysML.
• Experience with commercial VV&T techniques in service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments, or for infrastructure or application service provider environments.

Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.Min: $110,204.91Max: $191,624.96

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.