Sr. Systems Engineer

Sr. Systems Engineer

Requirements

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML.
• Strong knowledge of software and hardware development, including programming languages such as Matlab, Java, C++, Verilog, and VHDL.
• Strong background in full life cycle systems engineering, with expertise in subsystem decomposition, requirements analysis, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and multi-domain integration.
• Experience working with cross-functional Agile teams, technical strategy development, and collaborating with government stakeholders to deliver mission-critical capabilities.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance required.
• 15+ years of experience in the defense industry, with a focus on Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.
• Bachelor’s degree required. Four years of direct relevant technical experience may be substituted for education.

Responsibilities

• Support software-focused efforts to integrate next-generation architectures for Electronic Surveillance (ES) and Electronic Attack (EA) functions with legacy system interfaces.
• Support high frequency band demonstrations, including threat definition scenarios, lab equipment setup, and supporting junior engineers with running test cases.
• Collaborate across multi-functional teams to identify opportunities for improving use cases, CONOPS, CONEMP, and TTPs.
• Translate Army Capability Manager requirements into actionable goals and system requirements necessary to develop effective collection strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure on-time completion of requirements derivation and allocation activities, traceability to test cases, fault isolation evaluations, system cost analyses, and thermal trade studies.
• Work with electronic warfare analysts to characterize adversary electronic orders of battle to include specific analysis on threat radar systems and blue force system’s ability to detect and intercept a given set of threats.
• Conduct analysis, subsystem analysis, architecture/subsystem decomposition, requirements and algorithm design, implementation, integration, verification, and maintenance of ground-based EW systems.
• Research and implement state-of-the-art processing technologies tailored for application to RF data processing.
• Understand supporting technologies including pulse detectors, de-interleaving, pulse descriptor word generation and spectrum survey strategies associated with counter Radar operations.
• Participate in algorithmic design and machine learning frameworks including classification and identification techniques.
• Identifies existing or potential problems and provides engineering advice and guidance and/or directs a course of action to resolve engineering matters.
• Develops presentations for support activities and/or higher headquarters to summarize results of actions against predetermined plans, current status or plans, progress, deficiencies, and outstanding accomplishments.
• Coordinate and support all aspects of EW operations, including planning, collection, processing, analysis, dissemination, and reporting associated with PL SSW products.
• Conduct technical analysis of foreign threat systems and develop countermeasures in coordination with PL SSW prime and sub-contractors.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of databases and software applications for EW operations.
• Provide expert guidance and training to team members and vendors on new technologies and methodologies.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in EW technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MagicDraw, IBM Rhapsody, OrCad Schematic, DOORS, Microsoft Office, Visio, MS Project, WindChill, EWIR, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Certification in SysML Model User.
• Ability to travel 25% travel required to Army and contractor locations within CONUS.
• Ability to work in office/field/lab environments.