Enterprise - Senior System Engineer - Requirements, UX

Erias Ventures•Annapolis Junction, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Erias Ventures is seeking a System Engineer who will analyze user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. This role involves analyzing system requirements and leading design and development activities. The engineer will guide users in formulating requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies. They will provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology, incorporating new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations, and developing technical documentation and system architecture/design documentation. The position also involves guiding system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. The engineer will interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues, or conflicts, holding ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables within the Systems Engineering area. Communication with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives is essential. The role requires managing system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems compatible with defined system architectures (e.g., DoDAF, SOA). Contributions to systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents are expected. The engineer will assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and their allocation to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components. Coordination of action items from CCB meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews requiring cross-discipline coordination is also a key responsibility. Participation in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based on development and operational considerations, allocation of real-time process budgets and error budgets, and generation of alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions are part of the role. Defining methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for verifying systems and subsystems against requirements, and developing system design solutions that satisfy system requirements and fulfill functional analysis are also critical. Reviewing and providing input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages, and the integrated master plan (IMP) is required. The engineer will participate in interface definition, design, and changes, and derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements, ensuring they are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable. Establishing and gaining approval for the definition of a system or component under development is necessary. Developing derived requirements for Information Assurance Services and implementing comprehensive SOA solutions are also key aspects. The role involves reviewing and/or approving system engineering documentation, capturing all interface designs in a common interface control format, and assessing risks to the program. Planning verification efforts for new designs and establishing a process for managing changes to requirements are also part of the responsibilities. Finally, the engineer will manage and ensure the technical integrity of the system baseline over time and support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process and Joint Capability Integration Development System (JCIDS) documents.

Requirements

Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
A current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required.
Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

Nice To Haves

Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)

Responsibilities

Analyze user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
Analyze system requirements and lead design and development activities.
Guide users in formulating requirements, advise alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
Incorporate new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations.
Develop technical documentation.
Develop system Architecture and system design documentation.
Guide system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
Interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) – Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions.
Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan.
Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis.
Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP).
Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness.
Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable.
Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers.
Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.).
Implement comprehensive SOA solutions.
Implement operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards.
Review and/or approve system engineering documentation to ensure that processes and specifications meet system needs and are accurate, comprehensive, and complete.
Capture all interface designs in a common interface control format, and store interface data in a commonly accessible repository.
Assess each risk to the program and determine the probability of occurrence and quantified consequence of failure in accordance with an approved risk management plan.
In conjunction with system stakeholders, plan the verification efforts of new and unproven designs early in the development life cycle to ensure compliance with established requirements.
Prepare time-line analysis diagrams illustrating the flow of time-dependent functions.
Establish a process to formally and proactively control and manage changes to requirements, consider impacts prior to commitment to change, gain stakeholder buy-in, eliminate ambiguity, ensure traceability to source requirements, and track and settle open actions.
Manage and ensure the technical integrity of the system baseline over time, continually updating it as various changes are imposed on the system during the lifecycle from development through deployment and operations & maintenance (U).
Support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes).
Support the development and review of Joint Capability Integration Development System (JCIDS) documents (i.e., Initial Capability Document, Capabilities Description Document, IA Strategy).
Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis.
Develop scenarios (threads) and an Operational Concept that describes the interactions between the system, the user, and the environment, that satisfies operational, support, maintenance, and disposal needs.
Conduct quantitative analysis in non-functional system performance areas like Reliability, Maintainability, Vulnerability, Survivability, Produceability, etc.).
Establish and follow a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces.

Benefits

Above Market Hourly Pay
11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees
Company subsidized Medical Coverage
100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
100% Company Paid Long Term Disability , Short Term Disability , and Group Life Insurance
Monthly Wellness Reimbursement
Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
Amazon Prime Membership and Monthly Internet Reimbursement
Technology and Productivity Allowance for Equipment and Supplies
Morale Building and Company Events to Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
Onboarding and Annual Swag
Company Paid Professional Development and Training