Systems Engineer, Senior

Brandes Associates Inc. is a defense contractor seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support mission planning products. The role involves end-to-end lifecycle systems engineering, leading teams, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure project success.

Responsibilities:

• Support end-to-end lifecycle systems engineering, from concept development through field deployment and system life cycle support
• Provide support as a Mission Planning Environment (MPE) Systems Engineering Lead
• Assist leadership in orchestrating team efforts to obtain milestone objectives
• Assist in the investigation of relevant technologies for potential future integration
• Assist in Use Case development for Mission Planning system capabilities
• Work closely with active-duty personnel to ensure understanding of requirements
• Assist in hardware, software, and documentation development, test and procurement planning efforts
• Assist in the planning, organizing, and managing of technical and engineering functions relating to the design and development of information management security systems
• Provide support for the analysis, recommendation, design, and prototype of future software, system components, digital products, and data systems for use with current and emerging technologies
• Provide support for cost analysis of hardware procurement and project execution
• Assist in monitoring project execution and cost
• Evaluate integrated systems designs for human factors compatibility
• Manage Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for system upgrades and shepherd ECPs through the engineering Configuration Control Board (CCB) approval process
• Support development and delivery of current and future digital products and data systems software products, digital products, and data systems
• Develop system integration plans and oversee execution, ensuring compliance with Navy standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including non-traditional engineering resources, contractors, and stakeholders, to integrate new technologies
• Coordinate acquisition, procurement, and production of necessary hardware and systems to align with program objectives
• Provide support to observe, detect and resolve compliance issues and security threats utilizing the Continuous Monitoring automated process during each phase of the CI/CD pipeline and ATOs as directed by the and as managed by the SAFe, Agile, Kanban, and/or Scrum processes and backlog
• Support the generation and distribution of regular reports on the state of the CI/CD pipeline and associated control gates
• Provide system product development planning and execution support documentation
• Create and update data flow diagrams to document and improve understanding of information management across multiple unclassified and classified systems for geographically dispersed organizations
• Coordinate integration and test activities for completion of products
• Lead System Engineering Review Boards (SERBs) to analyze and prioritize deficiencies, identify mitigations to the deficiencies, and coordinate for appropriate fixes
• Contribute to the creation of test documentation in support of test and fleet events, and support generation of test strategies, plans, procedures, and reports
• Provide support for the testing of digital products and data systems
• Participate in the Security & Information Assurance Requirements Management Team
• Support deployment, update, and maintenance of In-Service products
• Manage development and provide technical recommendations to system configurations and system support manuals
• Support the development, update, and management of program plans, reports, and technical documentation
• Develop Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs), short and long-range project plans, and capability roadmaps
• Assist in generation of Statements of Work
• Draft project budgets, program briefings, and risk assessments for NAVAIR, CNO, and Congressional staff
• Develop TEMP Annexes
• Assist in the update and maintenance of the program Security Classification Guides (SCGs) and key management plans
• Draft Systems Security Authorization Agreements (SSAA) for Trusted MPEs
• Manage and track project design, system configurations, and user documentation plans
• Assist in the management and periodic update of the system Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and systems use cases
• Translate the system CONOPS and use cases into system-level requirements and constraints
• Prepare and present project status reports, recommendations, and proposals to senior leadership and external stakeholders
• Develop technical white papers
• Prepare monthly CDRL reports10+ years of experience performing the duties described in the functional descriptionSkills applicable to program management, financial analysis, and compliance with MIL-STD defense regulations

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience performing the duties described in the functional description
• Degree MS or MA degree in Systems Engineering or a relevant technical discipline
• An additional 4 years of relevant work experience, with a bachelor's degree, may be substituted for a master's degree
• Applicant must have an active DoD Top Secret Clearance
• The applicant must have US citizenship at the time of application
• Demonstrated ability to lead classified and sensitive military programs
• Demonstrated leadership in risk assessment, problem resolution, and optimizing mission-critical systems