Our client is looking for a System Engineer to lead a small team performing a variety of system engineering and project technical leadership tasks and activities for ESRs and ECPs related to the Persistent Surveillance Systems – Tethered (PSS-T) program. Qualified candidates will perform as the system engineer and overall technical lead of a small cross-functional engineering team. The team will be performing a variety of tasks and activities related to requirements analysis and development; hardware design and development; software design and development; hardware, software and system integration; test, evaluation, and verification of system and subsystem requirements; as well as occasional field support for refurbishment and re-activation of mothballed systems. Specific responsibilities include:
· Lead and perform system integration activities including analysis, design, prototyping, integration testing, documentation; as well as acquisition, size, weight, power, and cost analysis of all payloads, support electronics, and deployment of changes to the PSS-T.
· Development and maintenance of system and subsystem requirements (SSS, SRS, and HRS).
· Development and maintenance of system and subsystem test plans and procedures as well as system acceptance test plans and procedures.
· Perform system verification, validation and manage the system development and system engineering processes.
· Evaluate risk and conduct risk management for all engineering deliverables.
· Perform trade studies, analysis, and documentation to supplement the development of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Engineering Service Requests (ESRs).
· Facilitate periodic project team coordination meetings and perform overall project coordination and status reporting to ensure assigned project(s) stay on task and schedule.
· Work to resolve blockers and deconflict any cross-project or organizational conflicts.
· Provide input to and assist the PSS-T technical lead (i.e. Chief Engineer) with programmatic decision making related to project execution to include inputs on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks, blockers, risks, and tasks. Qualifications:
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:
· Minimum of 4 years System and Subsystem Requirements analysis, development, documentation, and validation of integrated systems, Aerospace/Defense systems, or commercial systems.
· Minimum of 2 years of technical leadership (e.g. Scrum Master, Product Owner, Engineering Team Lead, etc.) of integrated systems, aerospace / defense systems, or commercial systems.
· Education Req: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or related field.
· Industry Exp: 7 years of related experience.
· Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Understanding of electronic, electrical, computer, and networking systems.
· Ability to work non-traditional hours, weekends & holidays.
· Ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites.
· Ability to lift at least 25 lbs.
· Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
· U.S. Citizenship required. Other desired qualifications include:
· Knowledge of systems engineering development methodologies.
· Knowledge and implementation Product Line Engineering (PLE)
· Knowledge or experience in Information Assurance System Engineering Life Cycle and the RMF to include CNSS Instruction 1253 and NIST 800-53
· Experience with airborne sensors and surveillance systems.
· Excellent interpersonal skills as demonstrated by a record of influencing internal leadership and external customers on design decisions.
· Current U.S. DOD Secret Security Clearance.