Odyssey Systems

Agile Systems Engineer

Odyssey Systems$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree plus 3 years, Master's degree plus 1 year, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies.
  • Experience in systems engineering including risk management and requirements management.
  • Familiarity with national space and ground systems architecture.
  • Proven ability to problem solve in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

  • Support government PM with technical knowledge of assigned teams and programs.
  • Provide technical guidance on integrating National Systems-based capabilities.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to design and validate innovative ground capabilities.
  • Research and write formal requirements, translating them into user stories.
  • Manage schedules, requirements, and risk for projects; support V&V and testing.
  • Implement Agile-based program management and MBSE approaches.
  • Lead Integrated Product Team meetings and review key program documentation.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work alongside top professionals in the space and defense industry.
  • Engagement with national and tactical communities on cutting-edge projects.
  • Direct involvement in shaping the future of national space architecture.
  • Support for continuous professional development through certifications and technical training.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

Odyssey is seeking anAgile Systems Engineer IIwith a national space enterprise and ground systems engineering backgroundto work with our clients in supporting the future ground architecture.The selected candidate will provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services to support the NRO on-site in Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:

  • Serve as program support to the government Program Manager (PM) with responsibility for technical knowledge of the assigned teams and programs/projects
  • Provide technical guidance and recommendations related to the integration of National Systems-based capabilities
  • Will engage with the national and tactical communities to collaboratively design, document, validate, and deliver architectures, systems and innovative ground capabilities in support of the national space architecture
  • Will research, gather and write formal requirements, translate those requirements into user stories and statements of work
  • Will provide schedule, requirements, configuration, and risk management support; and validation, verification, and test support
  • Will support Agile-based program management and implementation of a model-Base Systems Engineering approach
  • Lead IPT meetings and review process boards to include but not limited to ERBs, CCBs, SRRs, CDRs, PDRs, and PMRs
  • Support the PM in multiple areas which include systems and mission engineering; system integration; program management; acquisition support; analytic support; technical analysis; user requirement management/development; architecture; and customer outreach and support
  • Serve as technical expert in their assigned area
  • Other responsibilities include administrative and technical support to the Government leadership team, internal cross coordination, external mission partners and other DoD/IC customers

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph

Education/Years of Experience: Bachelor's degree and 3 years OR Master's degree and 1 year OR Associate and 3 years OR High School/GED Diploma and 6 years.

  • Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies.
  • Strong systems engineering discipline with experience in traditional functions such as risk management, requirements management, configuration management, schedule management, or testing.
  • Experience working space and ground programs from architecture-definition documentation (ADD/CONOPS) through requirements derivation and allocation, performance metric generation and assessment, test case development, and requirement closure tracing.
  • Ability to facilitate commonality within the enterprise by defining, architecting, and integrating a multi-INT, multi-sensor, and multi-nodal processing capability.
  • Ability to problem solve in a rapidly changing environment and interface with the customer daily.
  • Track and respond to office tasking, build and present program briefings, and update project schedules and calendars.
  • Background/knowledge of national space and ground systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Master99s degree in a BSTEM field.

Certifications:

  • Certified in one or more of the following: INCOSE (or DAWIA equivalent), OMG Systems Modeler, Agile, Project Management, MBSE.

Technical Skills:

  • Familiarity with the IC and NRO enterprise architecture, DOD's space architecture, and translation of Statement of Capabilities and Enterprise Capability Document line items to CONOPs and architectures.
  • Experience developing, editing, and updating system architecture and CONOPs documentation as the system mission model matures.
  • Knowledge of Electro-optical, RADAR, SIGINT, Communications, Mission Management, and Mission processing systems supporting a space and ground architecture.
  • Experience generating and codifying inter-segment and inter-system interface requirements for major space mission ground systems.
  • Working knowledge of SAFe Agile or similar agile processes and JIRA and Confluence tools.
  • Experience with RDNG/DOORs requirements database management/repository, Rhapsody, SysML applications, Confluence, Jira, or JSMART.
  • Understand how system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation activities are enabled by MBSE across the digital thread (the engineering lifecycle).
  • Ability to travel.

Additional Information:

Location: NRO, Chantilly VA

Travel: As required by the Customer

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Onsite

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About Odyssey Systems

Odyssey Systems is an information technology company based in Rockville, Maryland. It was founded in 1997 and provides a range of IT services to government agencies and private sector clients. Odyssey Systems specializes in software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity. The company has a team of over 500 employees and has worked with clients such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Institutes of Health. Odyssey Systems is committed to providing innovative solutions to its clients and helping them achieve their goals.
Learn more about Odyssey Systems
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
1997
Revenue
$100 million

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