SYSTEMS ENGINEER -LVL 5

Quantum Research International - Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Annapolis Junction, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Quantum Research is looking to staff a Systems Engineer Level 5 to support a Government program that delivers important technical solutions and products using emerging technologies for processing significantly large amounts of data. Program technical areas include commercial cloud technologies, high performance computing, and enterprise architecture. The program is tactically important to the National Security of the United States and the work on these missions are frequently recognized for their results. Our team is looking for the best talent who want to contribute to support our customer's unique and mission-critical work. This is a growing, high-profile program. This position is onsite Annapolis Junction, MD. Telework and hybrid are not permitted.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems.
• Apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems life-cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.
• Interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
• Responsible for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288.
• Advise and assist the Customer Program/Project Managers in planning and executing systems engineering activities.
• Facilitate Integrated Process Teams (IPTs) to ensure effective collaboration.
• Provide testing support.
• Draft system engineering and architecture diagrams.

Requirements

• TS/SCI with full scope polygraph.
• A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general systems engineering experience.
• A Bachelor's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience.
• A Master's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.
• A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.
• At least 10 years of demonstrated experience performing tasks related to systems engineering documentation.
• Experience managing system requirements and derived requirements.
• Experience coordinating the resolution of action items from various meetings.
• Ability to perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Experience developing and delivering work products in ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
• Ability to independently analyze and recommend alternatives for elements of project's technical design.
• Experience supervising or coordinating the work of other contractor engineers or technicians.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong written and verbal skills to support documentation and customer interface.
• Detail-oriented.
• Exceptional customer relationship skills.