Principal Systems Engineer

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM).

Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM's main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.

The candidate will provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process. The candidate will also provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal).

This is a full-time position that is located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA but this role can also be worked remotely as long as the candidate is local to an Air Force installation and has access to SIPR/JWICS.

Candidate selected will be aligned to 1 of 5 Mission Integration Teams (MITs). The five mission areas are Air, Maritime, Land, homeland Air Defense, and Cross Cutting.

Members of the MITs manage the DAF C3BM MIT Process for their respective MIT. The DAF C3BM MIT Process receives operational and functional requirements from the Operational Community and conducts a(an):

Operational Analysis to translate operational and functional requirements into technical requirements.
1. Architecture Definition to design the capability's architecture while ensuring integration/interoperability with the broader DAF C3BM enterprise architecture.
2. Risk assessment of the capability, and if risk needs to be mitigated, the MIT works with the Science & Technology Community to address.
3. Execution management strategy providing the capability's requirements to the Acquisition Community.
4. Test and Evaluation Strategy with the Acquisition Community to work with the Test and Evaluation Community for exercise and experimentation activities before delivery to the Operational Community.

• Serves a Mission Integration Team (MIT) system of systems architecture design and development engineers.
  
• Reviews current Department of Defense (DoD) architecture models and designs a migration path to a future state that enables seamless sensor-to-shooter connectivity.
  
• Drives interconnectivity between represented PEOs and weapon systems.
  
• Captures as is and to be states driven by MIT stressing engagement scenarios.
  
• Engages the joint and coalition community to design and evaluate an architecture that will connect any sensor to any shooter irrespective of service or coalition.
  
• Identifies, assesses, and matures innovative and affordable concepts meeting current and future AF needs through multi-domain expertise, analytics, and modeling, simulation & analysis tool development.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Document the requirements for the DBN
• Help evaluate existing ICAM solutions within the various Programs that constitute the DAF Battle Network (DBN) against these requirements
• Help identify one or two preferred Programs with the best fit ICAM solutions for needs of DBN.
• Help identify any gaps against the requirements for these selected ICAM solutions.
• Help the selected programs develop POA&M's to close the gaps
• Draft the ICAM Strategy document
• Work with all the programs on the DBN to develop POA&Ms to migrate/converge their existing ICAM to the selected ICAM (i.e. execute the ICAM IPT strategy)

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret level clearance and be SCI eligible.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree

Years of experience: 20 years of experience with 12 years of DoD related experience

• Familiar with cloud-based systems, including management and projection of cost and performance
• Familiar with agile methods and CI/CD, DevSecOps and DevOps principals
• Comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the Air Force
• Possess knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of acquisition programs
• Possesses the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, providing quality acquisition and program documentation including but not limited to briefings, documents,and plans

Additional Information

Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA but this role can also be worked remotely as long as the candidate is local to an Air Force installation and has access to SIPR/JWICS.

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Odyssey Systems is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military's operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.

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