Systems Engineer- Chantilly, VA

VetJobs•Chantilly, VA
•$146,200 - $228,400•Onsite

About The Position

Noblis ESI is seeking a Systems Engineer with national space enterprise and ground systems engineering experience to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to a client on-site in Chantilly, Virginia. The role supports the future architecture and works with government leadership, national and tactical communities, mission partners, and DoD/IC customers to design, document, validate, and deliver space and ground capabilities in support of the national space architecture.

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
  • U.S. citizenship.
  • One of the following education and experience combinations: bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience; master's degree and 6 years; associate's degree and 11 years; or high school diploma/GED and 14 years.
  • Knowledge of systems engineering, with experience in traditional functions such as risk management, requirements management, configuration management, schedule management, or testing.
  • Experience with space and ground programs from architecture-definition documentation (ADD/CONOPS) through requirements derivation and allocation, performance metric generation and assessment, test case development, and requirement closure tracing.
  • Ability to facilitate enterprise commonality by defining, architecting, and integrating multi-INT, multi-sensor, and multi-nodal processing capabilities.
  • Ability to solve problems in a rapidly changing environment and interface with the customer daily.
  • Background or knowledge in national space and ground systems.
  • Ability to lift up to 30 pounds, walk, bend, and drive.

Nice To Haves

  • Degree in a BSTEM field.
  • Familiarity with the IC and NRO enterprise architecture, DoD space architecture, and translating Statement of Capabilities and Enterprise Capability Document line items into CONOPs and architectures.
  • Experience developing, editing, and updating system architecture and CONOPs documentation as the system mission model matures.
  • Knowledge of electro-optical, RADAR, SIGINT, communications, mission management, mission processing, cyber, and protection systems supporting space and ground architecture.
  • Experience generating and codifying data management frameworks for major space and mission ground systems.
  • Working knowledge of SAFe Agile or similar agile processes, JIRA, and Confluence.
  • Certification in one or more of Agile, Project Management, or MBSE.
  • Experience with RDNG/DOORs requirements database management/repository, SysML applications, Confluence, Jira, or JSMART.
  • Understanding of how MBSE enables system requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation across the engineering lifecycle digital thread.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as program support to the government Chief Engineer, maintaining technical knowledge of assigned teams and programs/projects.
  • Provide technical guidance and recommendations for integrating National Systems-based capabilities.
  • Collaborate with national and tactical communities to design, document, validate, and deliver architectures, systems, and innovative space and ground capabilities.
  • Research, gather, and write formal requirements, translating them into user stories and statements of work.
  • Support schedule, requirements, configuration, and risk management, as well as validation, verification, and testing.
  • Support implementation of a model-based systems engineering approach.
  • Lead IPT meetings and review process boards, including ERBs, CCBs, SRRs, CDRs, PDRs, and PMRs.
  • Support the Chief Engineer in systems and mission engineering, system integration, program management, acquisition, analysis, technical analysis, user requirements management and development, architecture, and customer outreach and support.
  • Serve as a technical expert in the assigned area.
  • Provide administrative and technical support to government leadership, internal coordination, external mission partners, and other DoD/IC customers.
  • Track and respond to office tasking, prepare and present program briefings, and update project schedules and calendars.
  • Travel within the United States up to 10%.
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