Senior Systems Engineer - Secure Systems

Location: HIA
32:
Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA,  USA

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizenship / Security Clearance Requirement: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required.

Security Clearance: DoD Clearance:
Secret

Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country. For them to do this effectively, they need technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries. This means providing secure yet technologically advanced equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible. This position is for a Senior Systems Engineer who will work onsite in our Cedar Rapids facility.

Join the Mission Systems Secure Systems Department and help shape, define, and design communication solutions that connect militaries around the world. As a Systems Engineer, you will design and develop military products ensuring safe and protected communication. You will interface with multi-discipline engineering teams to create total system solutions, addressing both domestic and international customer needs.

• Perform analysis, architecture and design at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Perform functional analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Provide analyses for the decomposition of customer specifications and system level requirements into sub‑system and piece part requirements, and develop verification criteria and plans for the requirements.
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.
• Perform daily tasks in a classified and controlled lab environment.
• Travel up to 10%.

• You will gain technical leadership experience, mentorship opportunities, and exposure to very influential individuals within Mission Systems that will help advance your career.
• You will obtain invaluable experience working with our subject matter experts in addition to security and crypto certification specialists, our customer base, and cross‑functional integrated product team.
• You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in security hardened products with exposure to the variety of business and products in an ever‑evolving field. We are growing, so can you!

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile framework.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills, experience presenting technical data to program management and executive leadership.
• Experienced with Cryptographic Hardware architecture/design, Network Encryption specifications and test methodologies.
• Experience with tools such as DOORS, CAMEO or similar, software languages such as Rust and Python.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
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