1504 - Software Systems Engineer

Sigma Defense
$80,000 - $110,000Onsite

About The Position

Sigma Defense is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team at Patuxent River NAS, MD. This role involves supporting PMA-290 Mission Systems Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) in support of Combat and Mission Systems. Responsibilities include CONOPS analysis, requirements decomposition, software development planning, program execution, developing technical capabilities roadmaps, participating in ECP/TD development, generating engineering and technical documentation, troubleshooting P-8A Mission Systems and Combat Systems, and assisting in the implementation of Agile Development methodology. The day-to-day tasks involve decomposing CDP's into requirements and use cases, consulting with SMEs, defining scope of work and definition of done, and creating use case documentation.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of Systems Engineering Experience
  • 2-5 years of P8 Mission System Experience
  • 2-5 years of P8 Combat Systems Experience
  • 2-5 years of Naval/DoD Application Software Development Experience
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Strong writing/communication skills.
  • Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain an active Secret security clearance or higher.
  • RHEL
  • Python
  • Java
  • Legacy Naval/DoD Applications
  • Atlassian Suite

Nice To Haves

  • NAVAIR
  • P-8A Operator Experience
  • P8 Air SSP
  • P8 Ground SSP
  • Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification
  • Software Developer / Technical experts with strong writing and communication skills willing to perform SE work

Responsibilities

  • Support PMA-290 Mission Systems Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) in support of Combat and Mission Systems.
  • CONOPS analysis, requirements decomposition, software development plan and schedule, and program execution efforts meeting 100% of Fleet expectations.
  • Develop technical capabilities roadmaps.
  • Participate in ECP/TD development, approval, and implementation.
  • Generate engineering and technical analyses, requirements UI designs, change proposals, and other technical documentation as required.
  • Assist in troubleshooting the P-8A Mission Systems and Combat Systems when malfunctions and failures are reported by Fleet customers.
  • Assist in on-going implementation of the Agile Development methodology.
  • Support all efforts to remove impediments of the engineering team to ensure on time delivery and completion of sprints and deliverables (A003).
  • Support the development, design, and architecture recommendations for current and future PEO C4I Software (SW) and hardware (HW) baselines.
  • Decompose high level CDP's (Correction of Deficiency Packages) into requirements and use cases that can be developed against by the SW team.
  • Consult with SME's of different onboard systems to facilitate working groups to define fleet desires into concrete workable tasks.
  • Assist SW team in defining scope of work and definition of done through iterative requirements approval meetings.
  • Create use case documentation to demonstrate proposed changes for stakeholder approval and SW team decomposition.

Benefits

  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Medical Insurance to Include HSA, FSA, and DFSA Plans
  • Life and AD&D coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401(k) Plan with Company Matching Contributions
  • 160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 12 (Floating) Holidays
  • Educational Assistance
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