Senior Systems Engineer

Role Overview

• Supporting the NAS-R program as a Leidos System Engineer (SE).
• Providing technical leadership and guidance for development of SE work products across the NAS-R program.
• Modernizing the air traffic control equipment by improving the exchange of electronic flight data and implementing electronic flight strips.
• Streamlining the schedule sequence of departures to improve efficiency on the surface.
• Optimizing the experience for the flying public, Air Traffic Control, and the airline industry by improving the collaboration and decision-making capabilities between the gate and the tower.
• Serving as a prime SE technical interface for internal and external customers.
• Leading and facilitating Requirements Reviews and Working Group meetings with customers.
• Providing daily technical direction and guidance to the systems engineering team.
• Reviewing and ensuring the quality of systems engineering deliverables and work products across the team.
• Identifying risks, opportunities and dependencies and coordinating plans to resolve the risks and dependencies.
• Demonstrating understanding of engineering issues and the ability to develop cost effective solutions.
• Developing A-Level System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) requirements, B-Level Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Systems Engineering Modeling and Design, and Computer Human Interface design and mock-up development for the NAS-R system.
• Interfacing with the FAA customer to address/answer questions relating to the developed requirements, use cases describing human interactions and design decisions.
• Performing Systems Engineering as needed for the NAS-R system.
• Providing support needed for software development, integration and test, and other functional areas.
• Articulating user needs and requirements from high level user stories.
• Developing the design for the user interface framework including client and server-side components; analyzing and designing databases within an application.
• Working in an Agile Scrum environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 9 years of professional experience; or equivalent experience/combined education, or 7 years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree
• Systems Engineering experience, including proven experience working in complex projects gathering user requirements and converting them into system requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience: working directly with customers to discuss their requirements and objectives interfacing with other functional areas (e.g. Software, Hardware)
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others in a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with IBM Doors
• Familiarity with SysML and System Engineering modeling and design approach
• Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite and JIRA
• Experience supporting Requirements Reviews and Working Group meetings with customers

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement