The client is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer (Level 5) with subject matter expertise in RD design and analysis from the circuit card to the sub-system and system level for the Melbourne/Palm Bay, FL location. This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skills and experience, and contribute to mission-critical systems solutions that help protect the U.S.A. and our allies. You will join a great team of talented professionals who take a collaborative approach and enjoy working together.
Responsible for providing technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk supportability, and effectiveness analysis for total systems.
Manage engineering subcontractors through regular interactions, development of technical documentation and coordinating design review activities.
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Assist with the development of top-level specifications and manage requirement flow down to lower-level specifications.
• Develop CONOPS and Use Cases
• Perform RF analysis at all levels of total system product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Manage risk and opportunity with internal and external customers; work with technical team to identify, mitigate and close program risks.
• Perform link budget analysis for the receive and transmit RF chains.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment; interact, anticipate and respond to customer needs.
• Work multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing situations
• Sub-System Architecture development to meet project requirements within project cost budget and schedule timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• C4ISR Systems and Operations experience
• Knowledge of SATCOM systems, fiber optic media converter systems, data links, RF systems, upconverters, downconverters and Modems.
• 7 years of Communication Systems experience
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other disciplines (Digital, RF, Mechanical, Software, I&T, Manufacturing, etc).
• 6 years’ experience in Requirements managements, traceability, and verification with IBM Rational DOORS
• Ability to obtain DOD Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to interface with Customer organization to drive understanding, agreement, closure though formal documentation of the technical baseline.
• Guide the technical baseline to the execution team through documentation oversight of lower level specifications, informal working group and peer sessions as well as formal design reviews Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Software or Systems Engineering (or similar technical discipline)
• 9 years of related experience (or 7 years with a Master’s degree)
Preferred/Additional Skills:
• Experience with Government contracting, proposal writing, and business acquisition process
• Knowledgeable in the application of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) process and tools