Specialist, Systems Engineering

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Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineering

Job Code: 38034

Job Location: Ashburn, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days — totaling 80 hours worked — and have every other Friday off.

• As the Specialist, Systems Integration Engineer, you will be responsible for hardware and software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation of technical products and systems.
• You will conduct component trade studies, perform system integration, and characterize system performance.
• Define, flow down, and trace requirements for complex electronic systems using Agile and MBSE practices.
• Lead system design, integration, verification, and validation activities for new and updated products.
• Develop integration and test plans, coordinate test execution, and analyze verification results.
• Lead rapid development cycles across requirements, design, build, integration, test, and validation.
• Identify and resolve technical issues in development and production and escalate when needed.
• Assess system and production risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate across engineering, operations, test, and vendors to drive technical solutions.
• Perform system design synthesis, interface definition, and trade studies for complex electronic systems.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, design artifacts, test procedures, and support plans.
• Mentor junior engineers and support continuous improvement through lessons learned and process feedback.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Up to 10% travel may be required.

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior systems integration experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior systems integration experience required. In lieu of a degree, 8 years of prior systems integration experience required.
• 4+ years of system-level design experience involving the design and integration of complex hardware/software systems, definition of multiple internal and external interfaces, and participation in trade studies evaluating multiple solution options.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization.
• Active DoD clearance with current 5-year update.

• Experience with and a strong understanding of aerospace systems, particularly in the development of integrated hardware and software products.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering.
• Experience with MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, or C/C++/C#.
• Experience with unmanned aircraft or guided weapon systems.
• Experience with radar systems, other sensor modalities, or RF systems.
• Experience with requirements management using DOORS.
• Experience with proposal development, including generating basis of estimates.
• Experience developing use cases derived from customer objectives and concepts of operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in the Washington D.C. area is $92,500 - $171,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to…