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Systems Engineer III

Agile Defense· Digital Transformation – Engineering
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Hybrid (McLean, VA), Hybrid (Virginia Beach, VA)$125k - $135kRegularPosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior systems engineer with Navy Combat Systems and Electronic Warfare focus, leading complex engineering efforts from requirements analysis through full lifecycle execution.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrated experience providing requirements to Trouble Reports (TR) and/or Change Requests (CR) written against failed requirements
  • Demonstrated experience reviewing architectures, component functional allocation and flows, interfaces, system processing and performance for Combat Systems or Electronic Warfare Navy systems
  • Demonstrated experience evaluating design options and recommend solutions to identified Combat Systems or Electronic Warfare Navy systems problems
  • Demonstrated experience providing subject matter Combat Systems or Naval Electronic Warfare expertise to develop test plans, test specifications, test reports, and other planning documents
  • Demonstrated experience developing procedures to test functional-level and system-level requirements of the Combat System or Electronic Warfare Training software
  • Demonstrated experience managing DoD software projects from cradle to grave
  • Demonstrated knowledge of IEEE and other industry standards/best practices
  • Demonstrated experience in Combat System or Electronic Warfare design, core technologies and Combat System or Electronic Warfare training execution
  • Demonstrated experience with DosaD navy training systems and training tool development
  • Demonstrated experience in the following areas: Computer Architecture; Red Hat Linux; Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, RHEV); RTI DDS Messaging; RTI-S HLA; Model Based Systems Engineering Software
  • Demonstrated experience participate in training related test events such as ACTS/BFTT/ATD; Fleet Synthetic Trainer (FST); Aegis; Ship Self Defense System (SSDS); Navigation Sensor System Interface (NAVSSI); GPS-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Service (GPNTS); US Navy SLQ-32A/SLQ-32B/SLQ-32(V6) experience

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Computer, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering; Computer Science; Information Systems Management; or Systems Engineering
  • Ten (10) years of professional experience in systems engineering with Combat Systems or Electronic Warfare Systems
  • Must be able to travel up to 20% CONUS & OCONUS
  • Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active Secret clearance at minimum

Skills

Required:Systems engineering (combat systems/electronic warfare)Requirements to TR/CRArchitecture reviewTest planning and documentationDoD software project managementIEEE standards knowledge
Nice to have:Training system tools (DosaD, ACTS, BFTT, ATD, FST, NAVSSI, GPNTS)Technical areas: Computer Architecture, Red Hat Linux, Virtualization (VMware, RHEV), RTI DDS, RTI-S HLA, Model Based Systems Engineering

Benefits

  • Not specified in description
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