1696 - Systems Engineer II-III

Sigma Defense•San Diego, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Sigma Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer II-III to join our team in San Diego NB, CA. This role involves working on-site at a San Diego customer site in a classified laboratory, overseeing engineering activities of networks and information systems. The engineer will plan, design, develop, evaluate, test, and integrate an organization's systems infrastructure, including network hardware and software implementation and design. Key responsibilities include capturing, understanding, translating, and documenting customer requirements, establishing system and product requirements, and developing specifications for mechanical, electrical, and network performance and reliability. The role also involves creating and maintaining programmatic and technical documentation, managing and documenting system configurations, overseeing transitions into production, performing troubleshooting and remediation, ensuring successful project implementation, and providing post-project end-user support.

Requirements

8+ years of experience supporting systems engineering activities for DOW or mission-critical systems, including complex airborne platform-based systems.
Experience supporting airborne, communications, shore-based, SATCOM, or mission critical systems environments.
Experience in system design, integration, installation, testing, certification, or fielding activities.
Experience with requirements development, verification, and validation.
Experience supporting installation, certification, operational test activities, system testing, verification, or operational test events (e.g., SOVT or similar).
Experience developing or supporting technical documentation and certification artifacts.
Experience working within Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) or cross functional/collaborative engineering environments.
Experience with secure communications systems or classified environments.
Experience supporting system installation planning activities, such as site surveys, integration plans, deployment briefs, or similar deployment activities.
Experience supporting readiness certifications, technical review boards, operational verification efforts, or similar activities (e.g., SOVT, FRCB, or equivalent).
Experience troubleshooting and resolving system integration issues in operational environments.
Experience serving in technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, or supporting project management/project coordination activities.
Experience coordinating across multi-service, joint, or cross-functional stakeholders.
Extensive experience (e.g., 10+ years) supporting complex DOW technical programs.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering or related field of study.
Degree may be substituted for equivalent experience in the field.
Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain an active Secret security clearance or higher.

Nice To Haves

Experience working at NWIC-PAC.
Experience with supporting E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Airborne Networking GIG Interface (ANGI), or similar experience with DOW airborne platforms, communications systems, networking environments, or mission systems.
Experience supporting airborne communications systems, SATCOM-based communication systems, or SATCOM-based architectures.

Responsibilities

Oversee engineering activities of our networks and information systems.
Plan, design, develop, evaluate, test, and integrate an organization's systems infrastructure, including the implementation and design of network hardware and software.
Capture, understand, translate, and document customer requirements.
Establish system and product requirements, and develop specifications and requirements for mechanical, electrical, and network performance and reliability.
Create and maintain programmatic and technical documentation to insure efficient planning and execution.
Manage and document system configurations, and oversee all transitions into production.
Perform troubleshooting and remediation, ensure successful project implementation, and perform post project end user support.
Support systems engineering activities for DOW or mission-critical systems, including complex airborne platform-based systems.
Support airborne, communications, shore-based, SATCOM, or mission critical systems environments.
Engage in system design, integration, installation, testing, certification, or fielding activities.
Develop, verify, and validate requirements.
Support installation, certification, operational test activities, system testing, verification, or operational test events (e.g., SOVT or similar).
Develop or support technical documentation and certification artifacts.
Work within Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) or cross-functional/collaborative engineering environments.
Support secure communications systems or classified environments.
Support system installation planning activities, such as site surveys, integration plans, deployment briefs, or similar deployment activities.
Support readiness certifications, technical review boards, operational verification efforts, or similar activities (e.g., SOVT, FRCB, or equivalent).
Troubleshoot and resolve system integration issues in operational environments.
Serve in technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, or supporting project management/project coordination activities.
Coordinate across multi-service, joint, or cross-functional stakeholders.
Support complex DOW technical programs.
Support E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Airborne Networking GIG Interface (ANGI), or similar experience with DOW airborne platforms, communications systems, networking environments, or mission systems.
Support airborne communications systems, SATCOM-based communication systems, or SATCOM-based architectures.