Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nations most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Recognized expert within the company, who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications, which may result in new product/business opportunities for the company. Leads efforts to capture new business through technical work and capability briefings. Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 12 - 15 yrs of experience or a Master's with 10 - 13 yrs of experience. Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle. Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics. Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development. Designs interfaces and brings system elements together so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements. Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements. Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation. Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

Program Description

This program provides SETA (Systems Engineering Technical Advisor) & SE&I (Systems Engineering & Integration) services to an IC customer with a focus on assured space communications and supporting IT infrastructure. This is primarily broken into three major divisions including systems engineering, acquisition, and mission operations. Systems engineering support focuses on the end-to-end processes for managing programs, including Readiness, Configuration Management, integrated master schedule, systems analysis, future studies and innovations. Acquisition support is focused on helping government COTRs in all aspects of managing development contracts to deliver capabilities that meet requirements. Mission operations roles include the support to integrating new capabilities into operations and leading anomalies response teams when issues arise.

Specific Opportunity Description

This position is contingent on winning the FALSTAFF competition. This is a lead position for the Operations Segment program and is primarily responsible for supporting the OS COTR to ensure the end-to-end success of the OS mission thread. This position will lead a team of matrixed SETA that will support all functions of the Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) from working new requirements through transition to operations. This position will work closely with the development contractors to facilitate SAFe Agile software development delivery cycles, working to coordinate priorities across the entire SCO enterprise. The position will provide SME level advisory support to the OS COTR, covering all aspects of software development, test and integration, transition to operations, capability acquisition management, etc., which is necessary to support the OS mission thread.

This position is based in Chantilly, VA.

Required:

• Relevant Experience: 12 to 15 years with BS or 10 to 13 years with MS
• Must Possess and Maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
• Technical BS in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree. 5 years of relevant experience in supporting systems engineering or software development/acquisition programs can be substituted for the degree requirement.
• 5 years of leading or facilitating agile software development processes.
• Technical team leadership experience.
• The ability to work well within a team of engineers.
• Demonstrated success in working with government customers.

Desired:

• 5 - 10 years of experience supporting the Commercial/Government systems acquisition lifecycle, test and integration of ground systems or segment hardware/software solutions
• BS in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science.
• Prior experience as a SETA with FALSTAFF IC agency customer working acquisition support for a system development.
• Prior experience with ground software planning and scheduling RF based satellite communications systems.
• Prior experience with digital signal processing.
• Prior agile development experience.

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.