Junior Systems Engineer

Technology Advancement Group • Ashburn, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Technology Advancement Group (TAG) is a warfighter-focused systems integrator in Ashburn, Virginia. We design, build and integrate assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) hardware and software for the U.S. Military, U.S. allies, and the companies that build for them. Our products include anti-jam CRPA antennas, horizon-nulling antennas and a miniature M-code GPS receiver. All of them are shipping today, with test data behind them, and our engineers integrate them into the systems our customers already run. We're hiring a Junior Systems Engineer to help take TAG electronics from the first requirement to a fielded product. You'll report to our Lead Systems Engineer and work in a matrixed team, supporting other engineers on specific projects across hardware and software. You'll be part of every phase of the product lifecycle: design, documentation, test, production, deployment and support. Much of the job starts with a customer's technical requirements. You'll work out what they mean for the design and how we'll prove the product meets them. You'll work on-site in Ashburn with a small team. There's no large engineering department to hand work off to here, so you'll see a product from first spec to shipped unit, and you'll give input directly to Engineering, Manufacturing, Configuration Management, Quality and executive leadership.

Requirements

• One to five years of hands-on experience with electronics, assemblies and computer components.
• Experience participating in a design process from requirements through build and test.
• Attention to detail and organization; ability to keep work accurate and organized while several tasks are open at once.
• Ability to track revisions, manage files and catch errors before they reach someone else.
• Analytical skills to methodically work problems until the cause is found.
• Ability to write clear procedures and specifications.
• Ability to explain technical issues out loud to engineers, technicians and managers.
• Ability to lift 20 lbs.
• Must be a U.S. person as defined in 22 CFR 120.62 (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain protected individuals such as refugees and asylees).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• GNSS experience (GPS or other GNSS systems, receivers, antennas, timing equipment, or test gear).
• Understanding of the basics of how a receiver gets a position fix and what jamming does to it.
• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, document and test hardware and software components.
• Write requirements documents, performance specifications, architecture designs, configuration management records and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs).
• Support test and production by writing assembly procedures, functional test procedures and design verification procedures, and by running system tests.
• Develop and carry out verification and validation plans for system components, along with the test procedures, processes and fixtures needed for quality validation.
• Keep all test documentation under revision control.
• Take part in design reviews and help build prototypes.
• Evaluate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and work the change into the product and its documents.

Benefits

• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed