Systems Engineer Technical Specialist

Arcfield•Aurora District, CO

About The Position

Arcfield is seeking a SENIOR SYSTEMS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST to join a skilled team that designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products throughout their entire life cycle. This role involves generating quantifiable requirements, ensuring compliance with customer and government standards, and translating high-level strategies into detailed requirements. The specialist will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, establish engineering standards, design system interfaces, evaluate system performance, and serve as a customer liaison. The position also includes participating in system conceptual design, hardware and software design reviews, developing verification procedures, reviewing test plans, and participating in system testing. The specific job description highlights experience in SIGINT-related rapid prototyping, system engineering, and design, supporting the development of new capabilities, performing technical oversight of rapid prototyping efforts, and providing independent Verification & Validation. Duties include AI-assisted code development, DevOps deployment, assessing new tools and algorithms, inputting tasking into collection systems, interfacing with operational customers, rapid software prototyping, creating web services and data routing scripts, working with mission operators on concept designs, and collaborating with lab developers on data formatting and code enhancements.

Requirements

Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
BS 10-12, MS 8-10, PhD 5-7
Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g. aerospace, electrical, software), physics, mathematics, or similar technical discipline with 10+ years of domain experience
Subject Matter Expert in at least one SIGINT discipline
10+ years working with SIGINT data sets; 5+ years of coding in a mission environment
Experience working with SIGINT collection systems
Experience putting in tightly constrained SIGINT tasking
Experience working with SIGINT data outputs and formats
Demonstrated experience parsing and reformatting mission data sets
Demonstrated experience working with cloud environments
Demonstrated experience deploying web services and software frameworks
Demonstrated ability and success working in team environments and collaborating/leading across multiple geographic locations
Strong knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals
Strong systems analysis skills, with the ability to identify and accurately describe system issues
Extensive domain knowledge and demonstrated understanding of user needs and operational environments
Excellent presentation and communication skills; Demonstrated ability to clearly explain technical issues to technical and non-technical audiences
Customer focused and capable of representing the customer in com

Nice To Haves

15+ years working with SIGINT data sets; 5+ years of coding in a mission environment

Responsibilities

Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
Ensure system requirements comply with customer requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
Translate high-level product strategies into detailed system and implementation requirements.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop lower-level technical requirements.
Establish and coordinate engineering standards, processes, and procedures throughout the product development lifecycle.
Design and integrate system interfaces to ensure all system components function together effectively.
Evaluate system performance using technical performance measures and defined evaluation criteria.
Serve as a customer liaison, supporting business development efforts and helping define customer requirements.
Participate in system conceptual design and document system design concepts.
Participate in hardware and software design reviews to ensure requirements traceability and compliance.
Develop system-level verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
Review test plans and procedures to ensure they meet contractual requirements.
Participate in system testing to validate that all requirements have been successfully met.
Experience with AI assisted code development
Deployment of new capabilities via a DevOps approach
Perform independent, objective assessments of new tools, algorithms, and/or capabilities
Input relevant tasking into collection systems
Interface and assist with operational customer test cases
Perform rapid software prototyping
Create custom web services
Create data routing scripts
Work directly with mission operators on concept designs
Work with lab developers to ensure proper data formatting and suggesting code enhancements