Lead, Systems Engineering - Link

Job Title:

Lead, Systems Engineering Link 22 Job Code: 46405

Job Location:

Remote, TX

Job Schedule:

9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off.

Job Description:

Perform as part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne ISR and communication platforms. The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert in Link 22 tactical data link systems, providing hands-on architecture development requirements, system design, configuration, integration, and training expertise for airborne and maritime-based system applications.

Travel requirement will vary with the phase of the program, ranging from %

• Serve as the primary Link 22 subject matter expert, leveraging in-depth working knowledge of Link 22 systems, architecture, message standards, network design, and the full range of available configuration options.
• Integrate and configure Link 22 tactical data link systems for use with airborne weapon system and maritime-based communication platforms, ensuring compatibility and operational effectiveness.
• Architect and design Link 22 data flows across multi-node network environments, including Function groups, time slot management, and message routing.
• Develop, manage, and maintain exportable Link 22 configurations for use across multiple programs, platforms, and customer environments.
• Integrate and configure Link 22 hardware and software components, including System Network Controller (SNC), Signal Processing Controller (SPC), and Link-level COMSEC (LLC) ensuring proper interoperability with platform systems and external networks.
• Design and develop physical architectures incorporating Link 22 alongside complementary tactical data links (e.g., Link 16, VMF) across multiple security domains.
• Design, integrate, and test wideband and narrow band communication systems in support of Link 22 operations.
• Translate customer requests and CONOPS into system-level requirements and ensure proper requirement traceability throughout the program lifecycle.
• Write subsystem specifications based on system-level requirements and evaluate alternative solutions to establish preliminary system designs.
• Review and evaluate electrical wiring diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements.
• Develop and execute Link 22 standards compliance and performance test procedures, ensuring system performance and capabilities meet defined system requirements and applicable MIL-STD and STANAG specifications.
• Plan and execute Link 22 interoperability testing in lab and operational environments, including participation in multi-national interoperability events.
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate complex technical information, including Link 22 architecture and configuration details, to non-technical professionals and government customers.
• Develop, author, and implement software and system test plans in a collaborative team environment.
• Develop integration, test, and verification scenarios using Link 22 simulation equipment in support of SW development, integration, and test efforts.
• Work in an agile engineering environment.

• Active US Secret clearance with eligibility for TS/SCI.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering technology and minimum of 9 years of relevant experience (Software Engineer also considered with relevant experience).
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of core Systems Engineering requirements development, decomposition, traceability, verification, and…