Systems Engineer

Overview

Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents. Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) – DoDAF, Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc. Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.

Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components. Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness. Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable.

Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions. Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers. Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan.

Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis. Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non-repudiation, and Availability);
Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.). Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP).

• In support of the STE team, sourcing for an SE2 with strong Linux experience (must know their way around command line, troubleshooting, basic bash scripting, etc). Desired experience with VMware vSphere, Cisco (NXOS, IOS or ACI), Net App storage, Puppet.
• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP).

• Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Additional notes:
  In support of the STE team, sourcing for an SE2 with strong Linux experience (command line, troubleshooting, basic bash scripting); desired experience with VMware vSphere, Cisco (NXOS, IOS or ACI), Net App storage, Puppet.