Job Title: SE&V Project Engineer (NGMD)
Job Location: Huntsville, AL
This position will perform some or all of the following duties, concentrating on early-phase (concept, requirements, and design) activities of the Systems-Engineering Development Lifecycle: Spearheading scheduling and tracking deadlines. Lead the development of new system concepts by transforming stakeholder needs, acquired through documentation and solicitation, into easily reviewable technical approaches.
Must have an active and transferable DoD security clearance with current investigation at the required level. Must be able to maintain the required clearanceJob Duties:- Perform requirements elicitation and decomposition using behavioral artifacts such as use cases, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams to convey understanding of the required behaviors and performance of the system under development. Lead the development of physical and logical system models capturing the system under development utilizing Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches and tools. Lead system interface development, as captured in Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and Interface Design Descriptions (IDDs), by converting system and interface requirements into message-level details sufficient to coordinate interface development. Support formal and informal engineering technical reviews. Create, review and critique interface documents, system requirements, verification documentation, architectural documentation, and engineering estimates. Interface with key stakeholders, including the MDA customer and working-level counterparts, as-required. Participate in Agile development planning and execution, including iteration planning and status reporting.
Basic Qualifications:- Career level typically with an advanced degree and 3+ years experience or bachelors with 5+ years experience or equivalent; wide application of principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and thorough solutions; works under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources; frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
Preferred Qualifications:- Ideal candidate will have a Systems Engineering/Architecture with Test Experience background but not required. Candidates for this position will ideally meet some or all of the following preferred qualifications: Systems Engineer with extensive experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems engineers developing solutions covering all aspects of the Systems-Engineering Development Lifecycle. Demonstrated experience covering all responsibilities of this role. Experience regularly interacting with the customer, specifically in elicitation of customer needs and requirements. Experience with one or more elements of the Missile Defense System. Experience with one or more elements involved in Space Defense, Space Domain Awareness, or other Space Missions. Experience with complex Command and Control Systems, especially those with heavy networking capabilities. Experience performing many of the responsibilities of this position, with a particular focus on concept development and requirement decomposition. Experience with using MBSE approaches and tools (e.g. Cameo).Experience working on tasks where failure to achieve good results normally results in program delays and wasted expenditure of resources. Ability to clearly and concisely communicate (written and verbal) with others, present technical content, and receive critical feedback. Ability to support short-notice and/or urgent tasks without a loss of efficiency.
