Senior System Engineer

AeroVironment•Annapolis Junction, MD

1d•$125,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The primary role of the Senior Systems Engineer is to apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement in support of a high-priority Federal Intelligence Program. Key responsibilities will include interacting with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts and regularly communicating with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Requirements

An active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Bachelor's Degree in a Qualified Engineering Field which includes: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management or related field is required or equivalent combination of education, and experience.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience with systems engineering activities and preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15.
Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Responsibilities

Apply systems responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288: Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply.
Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
Independently analyze and recommend alternatives for elements of project's technical design