SDA Advanced Systems Engineer

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering or a related Science Engineering or Mathematics field. Agile experience preferred plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Masters degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire. Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems is currently seeking an Advanced Systems Engineer in our Scottsdale AZ facility.

As an Advanced Systems Engineer youll participate in requirements analysis and management functional analysis performance analysis system design trade studies systems integration and test (verification) in the development and evaluation of networks and information systems. Its your chance to step up to the challenge and prove youre ready to lead the world.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Performs requirements analysis requirements definition requirements management functional analysis performance analysis system design detail trade studies systems integration and test (verification) validation and interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements under supervision of the lead systems engineer
• Performs technical planning cost and risk analyses and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements
• Performs customer requirements analysis develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (elements and components)
• Performs detailed technical analyses for a subsystem or system elements
• Develops and evaluates systems networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications
• May provide system accreditation/certification evaluation and test support to ensure all technical security features (e.g. identification authentication access control labeling and auditing) of the system are considered and function properly
• May develop system security documentation on both new and fielded information systems
• Participates in Modeling and Simulation
• Researches and analyzes data such as vendor products COTS components GFE/CFE specifications and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
• Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards processes procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle
• May provide leadership and/or direction to lower level employees
• Independently determines proposed approach to solutions
• Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects
• Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above
• Creative innovative responsibilities requiring advanced decisionmaking skills
• Defines processes for technical platforms system specifications input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Designs a complete and complex framework system or product
• Identifies analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
• Regular contact with senior levels of internal working groups
• Contact with Deputy Program Managers Engineering (DPME) and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams across the company

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Coordinating external interfaces and ICDs
• Multilevel security domain expertise (and crossdomain)
• Quickly (with a more agile lightweight approach) decomposing requirements to a level that can avoid requirements bloat (and communicate/track impacts)
• People that may have a working relationship with related people from Iridium SDA Northrup York and Lockheed
• Systemlevel networking person that can face off with the GFE WAN provider and coordinate detailed network design
• Someone that can understand what is in scope and what is out of scope and manage that complexity
• People with agile program experience

Workplace Options:
This position is Hybrid/Flex as determined by management
While onsite you will be a part of the Scottsdale team