Senior Systems Engineer (IV&V)

AMERICAN SYSTEMS • Groton, CT

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About The Position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs in Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training. This is a pipeline requisition for collecting resumes for potential upcoming work, not a current opening. Qualified candidates may be contacted when an opening or funding becomes available.

The Senior Systems Engineer (IV&V) performs independent verification and validation activities for systems, software, and hardware, including reviewing engineering and test documentation, validating requirements, conducting software audits and code inspections, and witnessing formal qualification, system acceptance, and at-sea certification testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or Computer Science.
• Active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship, required to obtain or hold a U.S. security clearance.
• Proven experience in U.S. Navy submarine SCS.
• At least 5 years of experience in Fly-By-Wire (FBW) training and qualification and FBW-certified formal U.S. Navy witnessing of laboratory testing at developers’ facilities.
• At least 5 years of experience reviewing Program Trouble Reports (PTRs).
• Experience in computer programming and the ability to understand the ADA programming language.

Responsibilities

• Perform IV&V processes and procedures, including reviewing and commenting on test plans, test procedures, and test scripts.
• Review engineering specifications, documents, drawings, and plans.
• Review system, software, and hardware test procedures.
• Witness Formal Qualification and System Acceptance Testing at land-based test facilities.
• Validate requirements.
• Carry out audits of computer software units.
• Perform technical reviews of Software Requirements Specifications, System Specifications, Interface Requirements Specifications, and Requirements Databases.
• Execute ADA software code inspections and At-Sea Certification Trials of hardware and software.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior