Lead, Network Systems Engineering

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The Lead, Systems - Network Engineer (NE) performs technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation, and troubleshooting for total systems and/or subsystems. The Lead NE is part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne communication platforms.

• Ability to obtain/maintain Secret Clearance.
• Assist in the design and development of physical and logical network architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capabilities across multiple security domains.
• Design robust and scalable network solutions to meet business requirements.
• Implement network changes and upgrades according to project plans.
• Establish & maintain nodal networks & decentralized architectures.
• Translate the voice of the customer into system‑level requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, i.e., BGP flapping, .and network instability.
• Monitor network performance and ensure network reliability and availability.
• Perform requirement traceability methods and purposes, to reduce risk and improve project outcomes.
• Assist and/or perform systems engineering trade studies
• Assist in the evaluation of trade studies for accuracy and completeness
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements.
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system design.
• Review and evaluate diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements.
• Develop and execute network test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements.
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical network information to non‑technical professionals.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines to design a cohesive, credible multi‑security domain network and integrate the resulting design in a MIL‑STD based development environment.
• Prepare and maintain detailed network documentation.
• Generate reports on network performance, issues, and project progress.
• Familiarity with MIL‑STD DO 178B & MIL‑STD DO 160.
• Willingness to travel.

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, there is a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in network (LAN/WAN) design incorporating industry standard security best practices; NIST framework.
• Demonstrated network engineering experience including IP addressing, switching and routing, VLANs, VPNs, video teleconferencing, VoIP telephony, and LANs/WANs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of IP Multicast, Class of Service (CoS), Layer 3 VPNs, and Layer 2 VPNs.
• Demonstrated experience in routing protocols including MPLS, BGP, OSPF, PTP.
• Demonstrated experience with networking hardware interface control documents (ICDs).
• Demonstrated experience in configuring and troubleshooting routing equipment from major vendors (e.g., Cisco, Juniper).
• Demonstrated configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of routers, switches, voice, and video teleconferencing equipment.
• Demonstrated experience developing, authoring, and implementing software and…