Electro-Optical Systems Engineering Lead

19 hours ago

Chantilly, Virginia, United States Arcfield Full time
Overview

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. With over 60 years of experience, the company has established itself as a trusted partner in delivering advanced engineering and analysis, IT, and C5ISR capabilities to support critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA, and with 16 offices worldwide, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who prioritize customer missions and drive innovation through modeling, simulation, and analysis, digital transformation, and C5ISR.

Responsibilities

This position is for a Systems Engineering and Technical Advisor (SETA) within our Space and Mission Engineering sector. As a SETA, you will work closely with government stakeholders to provide systems engineering support for the low earth orbit (LEO) electro-optical (EO) ground support mission thread for key spectral imagery space assets. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Providing systems engineering support to the government
  • Managing the mission thread, utilizing organizational and communication skills to clearly present information, provide recommendations, and manage technical and programmatic details through all stages of the systems engineering lifecycle
  • Coordinating with enterprise stakeholders to ensure government leadership is informed of the latest mission status and has necessary information to make decisions
  • Coordinating with acquisition offices to manage and resolve technical and programmatic deficiencies, solution roadblocks, and ensure government stakeholders are satisfied with contractor performance
  • Assessing mission documentation for necessary updates and coordinating with stakeholders to facilitate documentation changes
  • Assessing impacts from mission and enterprise Requests for Changes (RFCs)
Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (12-15 years of experience), Master's degree (10-13 years of experience), or Ph.D. (8-10 years of experience)
  • A valid Top Secret/Secret Clearance with Polygraph
  • Understanding of general GEOINT electro-optical products and technologies
  • Experience drafting and managing Systems Engineering requirements, including waterfall and agile methodologies
  • Experience assisting the government with systems engineering processes and documentation
  • Strong presentation, oral, and written communications skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products
  • Proven organization and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to interface effectively with personnel at all levels of government
Desired Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with:

  • Experience with commercial Atlassian tools (e.g., Confluence, JIRA) or ability to learn quickly
  • Experience with systems engineering and test documentation, such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Detailed Test Plans (DTPs), Detailed Checklists for testing (DCLs), and Requests for Change (RFCs)
  • Knowledge of SAFe or Agile frameworks
  • Experience with systems engineering risk management, system architectures, and verification/validation (V&V)
  • Experience with digital engineering/model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or ability to learn quickly
EEO Statement

Arcfield is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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