Senior Systems Engineer

Power3 Solutions•Columbia, MD

About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer shall apply systems engineering principles throughout the system life cycle and provide technical leadership for the design, deployment, integration, operation, and sustainment of complex enterprise and mission-critical systems. Geon Technologies is a rapidly growing small business that provides signal processing and sensor system integration services to the United States Government (USG) and the industry base that supports them. Geon seeks to be known for “signals, sensors, and systems”. Geon has expertise in the science and development of signal processing techniques and algorithm solutions for multi-INT applications. The signal processing and hardware focused sectors of Geon are supported by the work Geon conducts with open architectures, open frameworks, and open systems that facilitate the rapid development, integration, and deployment of techniques and capabilities to operational contexts.

Requirements

Fifteen (15)+ years of experience as an SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
Four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Active Security Clearance Required

Nice To Haves

Fully-cleared individuals that have an ambition to leverage their proven experience in building high performance processing systems and solutions to architect, develop, productize and deploy a whole new breed of open-sensor framework based on the industries leading solutions.

Responsibilities

Apply systems engineering methodologies across all phases of the system life cycle, including requirements analysis, architecture and design, implementation, integration, testing, deployment, operations, maintenance, and retirement.
Serve as the primary technical interface with Government stakeholders regarding engineering solutions, project execution, technical risks, issues, and recommendations.
Ensure the technical integrity, quality, completeness, and consistency of engineering deliverables and work products.
Analyze technical alternatives and develop recommendations for system architectures, deployment strategies, engineering standards, and implementation approaches.
Define and document hardware specifications, server configurations, storage architectures, virtualization requirements, networking requirements, and deployment architectures.
Lead the planning, engineering, automation, and execution of system deployments across development, integration, test, staging, and production environments.
Develop and maintain automated operating system provisioning solutions using Kickstart or equivalent unattended installation technologies.
Design, develop, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation frameworks to support operating system configuration, application deployment, patch management, security hardening, and lifecycle support.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and deployment automation solutions to improve scalability, consistency, reliability, and operational efficiency.
Establish deployment standards, configuration baselines, operational procedures, and deployment documentation, including installation guides, technical implementation plans, and standard operating procedures.
Collaborate with software developers, system administrators, cybersecurity personnel, network engineers, and Government stakeholders to implement, integrate, and sustain system capabilities.
Troubleshoot and resolve deployment, integration, configuration, and operational issues across hardware, operating systems, middleware, databases, and application layers.
Support system integration, verification, validation, transition-to-operations, operational acceptance testing, and sustainment activities.
Ensure deployed solutions comply with security requirements, configuration management processes, and organizational engineering standards.

Benefits

Medical Insurance - 75% employer paid; 25% employee paid.
Dental Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Vision Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Health Spending Account (HSA) - Annual employer contribution of $2,650 (individual)/$5,300 (family)
Short-Term Disability (STD) Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Basic Life Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid.
AD&D Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid.
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance - Up to $300,000 - employee paid
401k & Profit Sharing - 5% Safe Harbor contributions, no match required; up to 10% Profit Sharing.
Professional Development - $4,000 per calendar year to attend conferences & trainings.
Tuition Reimbursement/Student Loan Repayment - Reimbursement of one class per semester towards continuing education with the option to apply up to $1,200 a year toward qualifying student loans.
Employee Referral Incentive - $10,000 (paid 180 days after new hire start date).
Annual Bonus - Performance Based.
Paid Time Off - 160 hours.
Holidays - 11 Federal Holidays.
Maternity Leave - 160 hours followed by Short-term disability (STD).
Paternity Leave - 160 hours
Bereavement Leave - 24 hours (equivalent of 3 days) for immediate family
Health & Wellness - $750 per calendar year for items such as gym memberships, ergonomic keyboards, standing desks, etc.
Professional Subscriptions - $350 per calendar year.