Job Description:   This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at the customer site. As a SETA contractor on our team you will advise and assist Government Program Managers (GPMs) in System Engineering activities by applying current DoD/NSA and industry best practices in Systems Engineering processes and principles.  The contractor will assist customer collection/creation of system engineering plans that are essential to carrying out the strategic goals.  All work is to be performed in accordance with Government, and customer policies, procedures, and plans.

Responsibilities include Creating/improving methodology, processes, and tools; Supporting system design and technical performance requirements; Informing government leads on status and progress of all projects; Preparing and conducting briefings; Reviewing documentation; Supporting setup, update, and/or review of Quality Assurance plans, Integrated Master Plans, and Configuration Management plans; Assisting in the creation, maintenance, and integration of all system engineering activities and acquisition schedules; Providing expertise in system engineering requirements alignment goals and architectural alignment goals; participating in engineering review boards; Recommending and guiding system engineering solutions that minimize unique external engineering system interfaces; and advising the GPM on requirements reviews, to include security and all compliance requirements.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline and at least 20 years of systems engineering experience.  A Master’s or PhD Degree may be substituted for two years of experience.  Note: a High School Diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience in system security authorizations
• A broad experience in systems engineering disciplines, system integration, project management, architecture development, mission use case and thread analysis.
• A demonstrated ability to work constructively and successfully with diverse stakeholders to resolve mission and technical issues.
• Self-starter, with high attention to detail, and possessing excellent oral and written communication skills, and be proficient with Microsoft Office tools, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Previous experience in Y61