Systems Engineer Associate

SAIC•Atlantic City, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires the Systems Engineer to work with limited supervision as part of the Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS) program team to provide operational support for maintaining the hardware and software platform for the FAA’s information system. Position involves information systems engineering, functional analysis of ATC/M system requirements, development, production, test, and evaluation of related information systems. Includes, but not limited to, systems engineering activities oversight, demonstrated expertise with new and legacy systems, technical alternative analyses, acquisition management of information systems, and information management tools. The successful candidate requires systems engineering, software and hardware engineering, testing, integration, and operational support. The candidate will also need to provide site support, development, configuration, testing, documentation, risk assessment, evaluation, subject matter expertise, operations integration, and impact analysis to new system components or capabilities that affect the National Airspace System (NAS). They will possess the ability to work integrally with Traffic Flow Management System program and sustainment offices to maintain the Traffic Flow Management-Infrastructure (TFM-I) enterprise information system for the FAA. Experience with TFMS is optimal with strong system engineering process knowledge.

Requirements

Systems engineering
Software engineering
Hardware engineering
Testing
Integration
Operational support
Site support
Development
Configuration
Documentation
Risk assessment
Evaluation
Subject matter expertise
Operations integration
Impact analysis
Strong system engineering process knowledge
Linux/Unix
Networking
Oracle WebLogic
Cloud
AWS operations
Database administration
Strong troubleshooting experience
Ability to plan, execute, transition, and integrate site support activities
Ability to perform system installation and checkout
Ability to assist with testing
Ability to determine test requirements
Ability to create site-specific and enterprise records and other documentation
Ability to coordinate with FAA regional headquarters, service areas, logistics center, field offices, and other contractors
Ability to coordinate with other system personnel to verify FAA systems pass acceptance and assessment tests

Nice To Haves

Experience with TFMS
Scripting language experience for Shell, Python and Perl

Responsibilities

Provide operational support for maintaining the hardware and software platform for the FAA’s information system.
Perform information systems engineering, functional analysis of ATC/M system requirements, development, production, test, and evaluation of related information systems.
Provide oversight of systems engineering activities.
Demonstrate expertise with new and legacy systems.
Conduct technical alternative analyses.
Manage acquisition of information systems.
Utilize information management tools.
Provide systems engineering, software and hardware engineering, testing, integration, and operational support.
Provide site support, development, configuration, testing, documentation, risk assessment, evaluation, subject matter expertise, operations integration, and impact analysis to new system components or capabilities that affect the National Airspace System (NAS).
Work integrally with Traffic Flow Management System program and sustainment offices to maintain the Traffic Flow Management-Infrastructure (TFM-I) enterprise information system for the FAA.
Conduct hardware evaluation.
Perform helpdesk ticket analysis, field/site issue support and troubleshooting.
Plan, execute, transition, and integrate site support activities.
Perform system installation and checkout.
Assist with testing, determine test requirements and create site-specific and enterprise records and other documentation.
Coordinate with FAA regional headquarters, service areas, logistics center, field offices, and other contractors working at FAA facilities and systems to ensure all necessary work is planned, communicated, delivered, installed, and checked out.
Coordinate with other system personnel to verify FAA systems pass acceptance and assessment tests to satisfy all the proposed projects/services at a specific site.