Systems Engineer

Abacus Technology • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Abacus Technology is seeking a Systems Engineer to provide technical support for the Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Directorate at Lackland AFB. This is a full-time position.

The Systems Engineer supports program reviews, systems engineering planning and processes, technical baselines, system-level testing and validation, technical documentation, management reporting, and program risk management. The role also provides engineering support, technical assistance, and training across program activities including acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment, installation, and operations oversight.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of systems engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a DoD environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; additional years of experience may substitute for degree requirements.
• Thorough understanding of application software, operating systems, networks, storage platforms, and their relationship to system architecture.
• Experience with each stage of the system development life cycle, from initiation through deployment and sustainment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in process modeling and developing workflow diagrams.
• Ability to elicit and interpret requirements and translate them into technical specifications and system designs using best practices and design patterns.
• Experience implementing Digital Engineering, Digital Thread, and Digital Twin techniques across the system lifecycle.
• Ability to perform problem and gap definition, trade space analysis, science and technology roadmap analysis, set-based design for concept development, Multi-Objective Decision Analysis (MODA), and cost-versus-capability trade-off analysis.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with management, technical staff, and end users.
• Experience with engineering practices, techniques, and standards.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and present technical presentations.
• Ability to represent complex data in diagrams or other formats that communicate precise information to business and technical staff.
• Proven ability to understand strategic and tactical project approaches and manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and hold a current Top Secret clearance with SCI access (TS/SCI).
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be subject to a U.S. government security investigation.

Responsibilities

• Review program portfolios to evaluate or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs and processes, manage and sustain technical baselines, and design and perform system-level tests to verify performance against approved specifications.
• Conduct program reviews of alternative plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results to ensure subsystem and system performance meets program specifications.
• Prepare technical documents defining, specifying, and recommending system or subsystem characteristics.
• Prepare management reports and deliver technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective action, applying engineering economy principles.
• Validate systems, including developing validation criteria and procedures, and analyze or evaluate results of major engineering systems.
• Provide system and program engineering, technical support, and technical training for acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment or fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (SEAM) processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level