R & D Architect Support Engineer​/Systems Engineer

R & D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer

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K  is seeking a R&D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer. This position will serve as a technical member of a dynamic systems engineering team supporting the Government customer. The candidate will support the Applied Research & Development (R&D) acquisition, integration and test initiatives with a specific focus area. Specifically, the candidate will support pathfinding and transition of applications and mission capabilities to the operations environment for Multi-Intelligence hard intelligence problems.

• Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work:
  Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

• Mission:
  Provide Day-to-Day collaboration with the Government Customer, FFRDC teams, SETA and GED development contractors as well as External Agency mission partners.
• Requirements:
  Provide oversight, monitor development and integration activities and ensure alignment of priorities and resources consistent with US Government requirements and objectives.
• Projects:
  Analyze a wide variety of mission thread projects for impact on the existing and planned system architecture.
• Systems:
  Assist in ensuring decisions about AGG R&E Systems are consistent with an open-architecture construct.
• Acquisition:
  Advise Senior and mid-level US Government managers on acquisition decisions regarding a portfolio of AGG projects.
• Briefings:
  Support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and prepare and present architecture and acquisition recommendation briefings.
• Documentation:
  Establish and maintain the System View‑1 (SV‑1) Systems Interface Description document baseline linking together the operational and systems architecture.
• IC:
  This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure.

• Location:
  
  On‑site
• Travel Requirements:
  Minimal 0‑20%
• Working Hours:
  
  Standard/Flexible

• Security Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Education:
  
  B.S. in engineering, physics or related technical degree or relevant experience.
• Space and Ground:
  Experience in space/ground aerospace systems engineering.
• Architecture:
  Knowledge of system architectures, architecture evolution and interface definition.
• Systems:
  Demonstrated knowledge of Ground Systems.
• Testing:
  At least 35 years’ experience with space/ground testing and systems engineering, systems integration, Verification, Validation and Transition (IVV&T) activities.
• Agile:
  Experience supporting agile software development and verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded mission capabilities.
• Analyze:
  Experience with test strategies and plans, executing tests, analyzing data and summarizing results.

• Agile:
  Experience with architecting in an agile software development paradigm.
• MBSE:
  Demonstrated understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Integration:
  Ability to perform architecture analysis, trades, and system integration closure activities.