Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer
About The Position
The Tactical Data Links group within the Communications & Spectrum Dominance segment is seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Specialist to develop and support tactical communication systems. At level 4, the role may include proposal efforts, requirements definition and allocation, conceptual design, tradeoffs, detailed design and drawings, prototype builds, and integration and test. The position may manage large projects or processes, including delegating work and reviewing work products. The role performs core systems engineering work across the development lifecycle, including technical baselines, trade studies, requirements management, design reviews, validation and verification, implementation, and customer support. It involves coordinating across multidisciplinary teams and communicating design plans and status to internal and external customers. The position also supports employee development through guidance, coaching, and training, and may require up to 20% travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field and at least 6 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field and at least 4 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of prior related experience.
- Active Secret security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Link 16.
- Knowledge of test equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, and signal generators.
- Ability to derive and decompose requirements across multiple subsystems.
- Ability to conceptualize, design, implement, and test complex RF, electrical, and mechanical systems.
- Experience in system test and production test.
- Experience with RF chain analysis.
- Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
- Experience designing test fixtures and Interface Test Adapter (ITA) designs that meet performance, cost, and manufacturability goals.
- Experience with JIRA, JAMA Connect, IBM DOORS, Cameo Systems Modeler, or Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
Responsibilities
- Perform systems engineering tasks including technical baselines, trade studies, requirements management, design reviews, validation and verification, implementation, and customer support.
- Participate in technical briefings, design reviews, and documentation reviews in accordance with standard development processes; prepare for and participate in technical reviews and discussions.
- Translate end-user and customer needs into implementable and verifiable systems requirements.
- Generate verifiable product-level requirements from high-level system requirements.
- Establish relationships and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams to align end-to-end system requirements with product roadmaps.
- Support and drive development of complex system designs and service delivery.
- Perform operational analysis and develop concepts of operations, design plans, and implementation plans.
- Support the development of other employees by providing guidance, coaching, and training.
- Support development of test plans, procedures, and cases.
- Develop and deliver presentations communicating design activity plans and status to internal and external customers.
- Manage large projects or processes as applicable, including delegating work and reviewing work products.
- Travel up to 20%.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education assistance
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
