The Senior Specialist, Network Engineer (NE) performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and troubleshooting for total systems and or subsystems. The Sr. Specialist NE is part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne communication platforms. Essential Functions: Assist in the design and development of physical and logical network architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capability across multiple security domains Mains networks (both LAN & WAN) connecting airborne and ground systems via terrestrial and BLOS (Beyond Line of Sight) circuits Translate the voice of the customer into system level requirements Perform requirement traceability methods and purpose Assist and or perform systems engineering trade studies Assist in the evaluation of trade studies for accuracy and completeness Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system design Review and evaluate diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements Develop and execute network test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical network information to non-technical professionals Collaborate with multiple disciplines of engineering, to design a cohesive creditable multiple security domain network, and integrate the resulting design in a MILSTD based development environment