Cleared Senior Systems Engineer, National/Tactical Systems
Chantilly, Virginia
Overview
General Atomics pioneers technologies with the potential to change the world. Behind a talented global team of engineers, GA delivers safe, sustainable, and economical solutions to meet growing global demands. Our Engineers have an opportunity to work on first of a kind product lines within an incredible, dynamic environment.
Engineering positions typically require a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience. Candidates from mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering backgrounds must know the fundamentals of engineering system developments, requirements, testing, and integration before getting to the final stages of customer interface and project management.
Schedule: Full-Time Salary
Job Level: Senior (8+ years)
Travel: 0 - 25
Success Profile
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- Analytical
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- Inventive
- Problem Solver
- Team Player
- Creative
Job Summary
GA-CCRi maintains and deploys production systems for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities, including THRESHER and DRAGONSPELL, that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been and what it's doing. We're dedicated to transforming data into actionable insights through innovative system engineering approaches. We always want to do more, and that's where you come in!
GA-CCRi is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to join our federal team, leading development of scalable, high-performance systems that leverage advanced modeling methodologies while advocating for engineering best practices. Systems Modeling Language (SysML) functional models are used to employ solutions that orchestrate engagement control via System of Systems (SoS) architectures. Engineering solutions are tested, demonstrated, and assessed by subject matter experts followed by solution transitioning.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Architect and maintain frameworks to meet Department of Defense (DoD) SoS architectures.
- Leverage advanced Systems Engineering methodologies to enhance the efficiency of system safety, cyber approval, and certification processes.
- Lead engineering teammates in best practices and delegate work accordingly to meet deadlines and estimations.
- Conduct research and deliver presentable outcomes when path to success is not evident.
- Analyze customer, user, and operational requirements to design and implement solutions while advocating for the most optimal path to success.
- Communicate highly technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Influence technical excellence with system requirements, design specifications, and project progress with management, customers, developers, and users.
Job Qualifications:
- A Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in computer science, information system or related discipline and progressive software development experience as follows; nine or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, seven or more years of experience with a masters degree, or four or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education..
- 3-5 years experience with SysML-based tools (Cameo or others)
- Experience mentoring junior talent
- Customer focused, flexibility and adaptability in responding to evolving specifications and can formulate plans based on advanced MSBE techniques.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience using Cameo Enterprise Architect (CEA) or Cameo Systems Modeler (CSM)
- Experience in military systems
- Knowledge of relevant domains such as aerospace or defense industries
- Geospatial data processing
- Curious and excited to learn new technologies
- Interested in maintaining and adapting complex systems
- An understanding of formal software engineering principles including design, documentation, ticketing systems, version control and Agile methodologies.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration tools
- Databases technologies (PostgreSQL, Redis, or other DBs)
Salary:$116,480 - $208,505
Benefits
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Healthcare
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Pension, 401(k)/Retirement Plans
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Competitive Pay
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Multiple product lines means a variety of work
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Paid Time Off
“The company is growing, has a very good reputation and had open positions in my area of expertise (aircraft design/design methodology development).”– Peter, Senior Staff Engineer
“We don't ascribe to quotas; we do ascribe to securing the BEST talent to enrich our culture toward healthy diversification and active/viable community service. We are STEM advocates.”– Debra, CSSBB: Staff Engineer
“Every day is different, with different problems to solve and many programs to support. I am a problem solver and have always been motivated by the tough questions.”– Scott, Laser Scientist
“I work in the Components Engineering and Obsolescence Management Dept. Our efforts are saving General Atomics several millions of dollars by proactively leading and informing the company of all these decisions which significantly impact production, sustainment and new designs.”– John, Staff Engineer
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