Systems Engineer

Caliola Engineering, LLC•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•$90,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Caliola Engineering is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the reliability, interoperability, and evolution of mission-critical MILSATCOM and Protected MILSATCOM capabilities. The role supports the operations, sustainment, and integration of current and future MILSATCOM, Protected MILSATCOM, and cryptographic systems; assesses proposed system modifications, enhancements, maintenance activities, and technology insertion plans; and troubleshoots issues involving EHF and Protected MILSATCOM terminals, architectures, baseband systems, cryptographic equipment, ancillary systems, and user interfaces. The engineer provides systems engineering, technical advisory, sustainment, integration, interoperability, and test support; helps evaluate technical and operational changes; and collaborates with government, military, operational, engineering, and allied stakeholders. The role includes laboratory and field support, technical analysis, documentation, and travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations as required. The position is full-time, salary/exempt, and onsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI eligibility.
Knowledge of MILSATCOM and Protected MILSATCOM systems theory.
Demonstrated experience providing technical guidance, analysis, recommendations, and systems engineering support.
Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with senior military and government leaders, officers, directorates, action officers, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate, high-quality work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Ability to travel moderately in support of program requirements.

Nice To Haves

Two to five or more years of experience in an engineering role.
Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of AEHF, MILSTAR, COMSEC/cryptographic systems, terminals, payloads, baseband equipment, system architectures, interfaces, and interoperability requirements.
Understanding of joint-service, intra/inter-service, and allied MILSATCOM architectures and operations.

Responsibilities

Support assigned MILSATCOM and Protected MILSATCOM systems engineering, technical advisory, sustainment, integration, interoperability, and test activities through completion.
Contribute to technical support, testing, analysis, field support, and customer requirements while communicating risks, dependencies, and support needs.
Serve as a technical resource to the Government Chief Engineer, operational users, system experts, equipment specialists, item managers, and other engineering stakeholders.
Apply MILSATCOM operational and systems knowledge to evaluate issues, develop recommendations, and support technical and programmatic decisions.
Provide systems engineering guidance, technical consultation, sustainment support, and troubleshooting for complex MILSATCOM and Protected MILSATCOM issues.
Support interoperable AEHF capabilities and architectures involving International Partners, NATO, coalition partners, and joint-service stakeholders.
Provide data for analysis of system architectures, cryptographic requirements, KeyMat, data flows, hardware and software modifications, command-and-control capabilities, and other technical changes.
Support systems integration, backwards compatibility testing, verification, validation, and other technical evaluations of new or modified capabilities.
Develop and maintain functional test assets and cryptographic architectures aligned with national guidance and operational requirements.
Conduct site surveys, technical analyses, engineering assessments, and operational or logistics evaluations; provide recommendations on system design, implementation, sustainment, readiness, and site requirements.
Provide hands-on technical engineering and maintenance support to system operators and maintainers at CONUS and OCONUS locations as required.
Evaluate new capabilities, terminal designs, allied architectures, equipment, software, cryptographic components, and other system changes against technical and operational requirements.
Prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation, including architectures, test documentation, implementation plans, CONOPS, specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
Document engineering analyses, recommendations, test results, system changes, site assessments, and other work to support traceability, quality control, sustainment, and future reference.
Support documentation of KeyMat requirements, data flows, cryptographic architectures, integration requirements, and associated system modifications.
Maintain documentation for laboratory environments, functional test assets, system configurations, and interoperability activities.
Identify opportunities to improve engineering, integration, testing, sustainment, troubleshooting, and documentation processes.
Evaluate proposed system modifications, architectures, testing approaches, plans, and procedures and recommend improvements.
Contribute to the planning, development, and improvement of systems integration and interoperability laboratory environments, test capabilities, and supporting processes.
Participate in technical discussions, reviews, working groups, and other efforts to evaluate and implement changes to tools, procedures, architectures, and engineering practices.
Coordinate with government, military, engineering, operational, International Partner, NATO, coalition, and joint-service stakeholders on technical requirements, priorities, and outcomes.
Communicate technical findings, recommendations, risks, system impacts, test results, and operational considerations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ensure proposed joint-service and allied MILSATCOM concepts, capabilities, requirements, and integrated architectures are characterized and considered in current and future systems.