Systems Engineer II

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Program and Position Description:

This program provides SETA (Systems Engineering Technical Advisor) & SE&I (Systems Engineering & Integration) services to an Intelligence Community (IC) customer with a focus on acquisition and operations of a system providing assured space communications and supporting Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. The contract support is part of the customer core team focused on all aspects of the systems life cycle including concept of operations (CONOPs) development, capturing requirements, working with developers to deliver capability, testing to ensure capabilities meet requirements, transition to operations and operations support. The program also supports innovations/technology development, provides acquisition and project management support to government program managers and IT information assurance security support. As an entry level position, on the job training will be provided by co-workers and team leads to ensure appropriate level assignments are provided to ensure success.

Standard Position Description:

• Works on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative.
• Develops solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope following detailed instructions.
• Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
• Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
• Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
• Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development.
• Designs interfaces and brings system elements together, so they work as a whole.
• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
• Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.
• Additional duties as required.

Required:

• 2 to 4 years with BS or 0 to 2 years with MS.
• (4 years of relevant experience in an RF communications development/acquisition program can be substituted)
• Technical BS in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree.
• The ability to work well within a team of engineers
• Demonstrated success in working with government customers.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance

Desired:

• Experience with Commercial/Government acquisition of satellite/ground segment hardware/software or satellite based communications field set hardware/software.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science.
• Prior experience as a SETA with NUO IC customer work with requirements and other related readiness processes.
• Prior experience with RF based satellite communications.
• Prior experience with digital signal processing.

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.