Job Title: Advanced Systems Engineer
Job Location: Scottsdale AZ 85257
Onsite Requirements:
- Ground to satellite communications
- Knowledge of networking protocols
- Software functional analysis
Job Description:
- As a Systems Engineer, you'll participate in requirements analysis and management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, trade studies, systems integration and test (verification) in the development and evaluation of networks and information systems.
- It's your chance to step up to the challenge and prove you're ready to lead the world.
The Ground Management and Integration (GMI) program is a part of the PWSA program and is a continuation of the Ground Segment work that the client is performing on the Tranche 1 (T1) Operations and Integration (O&I) program. - Work on the PWSA program occurs at three levels: Enterprise, GS, and GMI. The Enterprise level comprises Ground Segment (GS), Space Segment (SS), and User Segment (which includes mission systems) work and is tranche agnostic.
- The Ground Segment level comprises our ground development and integration responsibilities such as SUPERNOVAs, NOVAs, ground entry points (GEP), and associated ground networks.
- It started at T1 with the O&I program, carries on in T2 with the GMI program, and will continue in T3 and beyond. The GMI level, is work on T2 SUPERNOVAs and T2 GEPS.
- We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:
- Satellite communications knowledge
- Ground to Satellite communication knowledge
- Ground operations experience
What sets you apart:
- Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
- Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
- Thorough knowledge of technology trends and willingness to champion new ideas and process improvements
- Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
- Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
Technical Background:
- Demonstrated Satellite communications knowledge
- Satellite constellations contact planning experience
- Ground operations experience
- Performs design of networks, with working knowledge of networking protocols
- Performs detailed technical analyses for a software subsystem or system elements
- Experience in Software functional analysis and interface definitions, including Application Programing Interface experience
System Engineering Experience:
- Researches and analyzes data, such as vendor products, COTS components, GFE/CFE, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
- Performs requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, and system design and definition
- Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle
- Facilitates discussions with senior levels of Customer Stakeholders
Representative Duties and Tasks:
- Performs requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements under supervision of the lead systems engineer
- Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements
- Performs customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (elements and components)
- Performs detailed technical analyses for a subsystem or system elements
- Develops and evaluates systems, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications
- May provide system accreditation/certification evaluation and test support to ensure all technical security features (e.g., identification, authentication, access control, labeling, and auditing) of the system are considered and function properly
- May develop system security documentation on both new and fielded information systems
- Participates in Modeling and Simulation
- Researches and analyzes data, such as vendor products, COTS components, GFE/CFE, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
- Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle
- May provide leadership and/or direction to lower-level employees
- Independently determines proposed approach to solutions
- Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects
- Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above
- Creative, innovative responsibilities requiring advanced decision-making skills
- Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
- Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Designs a complete and complex framework, system or product
- Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
- Regular contact with senior levels of internal working groups
- Contact with Deputy Program Managers Engineering (DPME) and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams across the company
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Coordinating external interfaces and ICDs
- Multi-level security domain expertise (and cross-domain)
- Quickly (with a more agile light-weight approach) decomposing requirements to a level that can avoid requirements bloat (and communicate/track impacts)
- People that may have a working relationship with related people from Iridium, SDA, Northrup, York, and Lockheed
- System-level networking person that can face off with the GFE WAN provider and coordinate detailed network design
- Someone that can understand what is in scope and what is out of scope and manage that complexity
- People with agile program experience
** 3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.
This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.
Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position **
