Sr Spec Systems Engineer L4 - Greenville TX 1 22742

Job Title: Sr. Specialist Systems Engineering

Job Code: 22742

Job Location: Greenville TX (OnSite)

Job Schedule: 1st Shift 9/80

Job Description:

The Sr. Specialist Systems Engineer is responsible for supporting the design development test and integration of complex specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne ISR platforms.

Essential Functions:

• Interfaces with Systems Engineering Flight Line Test Product Development and Project Engineering personnel to understand new baseline functionality.
• Works closely with Systems Engineering and Customer personnel to guide the development of new system capabilities representing customer interests during all phases of requirements definition development and integration.
• Plans and executes integration testing in a Systems Integration Laboratory and on airborne and groundbased platforms.
• Verifies and validates new baseline functionality while ensuring legacy functionality still works as intended.
• Follows existing standards to document system testing status and anomalies with the system hardware and software.
• Verifies fixes to anomalies.
• Interfaces with customer personnel to ensure satisfaction with system performance.
• Works with management to develop and adhere to schedules and budgets required to accomplish assigned work.
• Provides regular status updates for ongoing work efforts to keep management and customer informed.
• Supports the development integration verification and validation of complex Data Links and Tactical Communication systems.
• Develops and performs testing scenarios procedures and use cases that closely mimic realworld situations.
• Participates in formal engineering analysis and reviews performance parameters at the total system and individual component levels.
• Performs the design development and release of related data management processing and reporting software tools.
• Communicate clearly (written and verbal) to technical and nontechnical personnel.
• Troubleshooting Data Link (e.g. Link16 CMF etc. or other communication systems in single and MultiLevel Security environments.
• Read interpret create and maintain spreadsheets charts reports investigation and test plans and procedures.
• Work both independently and within a team environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word Excel et al) is required to generate work products.
• Physical requirements: Some lifting in a Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environment.
• Systems engineering concepts practices and procedures.
• Building and analyzing Data Link (e.g. Link16 CMF etc. messages.
• Working knowledge of MilStandardsand 6020.
• Writing systems and software requirements using an application such as DOORS/JIRA.
• Presenting design and project information at periodic reviews as well as recommending improvements to existing designs.
• Be comfortable handling a large amount of classified material.
• Familiarity with common Tactical Datalink radios/terminals to include MIDSJTRS JTIDS Class 2 JRE as well as ARC210M radios and experience with MILSTD1553B interfaces.
• Working with Unix/Linux commands in terminal consoles.
• Building test cases to assess software and system operation against requirements writing defect reports and assessing corrections.
• Networking technologies to include Security certification.
• Ability to travel as needed 20 travel expected).
• Ability to work overtime and weekends/holidays with little/no advance notice.
• Willing and able to perform flight test duties onboard customer ISR Aircraft.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with six 6 years of prior RC135 platform RC135 Datalink Operator interface experience.
• Graduate degree with four 4 years of prior RC135 platform RC135 Datalink Operator interface experience.
• In lieu of a degree minimum of ten 10 years of prior RC135 platform RC135 Datalink Operator interface experience.
• Must have an Active Secret clearance at the time of hire with the ability to obtain a Top Secret with SCI.
• Must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a Class III flight certification.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• DoD/Military experience.
• Previous experience as RC135 Airborne Mission Supervisor and/or Airborne Analyst.

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