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Maxar Technologies · 2 months ago

Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$92K/yr - $195K/yr

5+ years exp

Maxar Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineer to join Vantor Services Inc. in Herndon, VA. The role involves providing systems engineering and enterprise architecture support to USG customers, improving architecture workflows, and managing system requirements and risks.

AerospaceGeospatialGovernmentRemote SensingSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide systems engineering and enterprise architecture support to USG customers

Work with customers to improve their architecture and engineering workflows and processes with the identification or design of processes and tools

Responsible for articulating and capturing the architecture, system requirements, system design, and testing approach

Assess and report on the status of the Government technical baseline, integration activity, test, evaluation and verification activity, and systems engineering processes and products

Develop, maintain, and execute the Government and program technical requirements baseline plan, processes and products, to include management of system and sub-system program specification requirements, interface requirements, and Government requirements. Incorporate changes to the Government and program technical baseline requirements, with Government approval, to keep the technical baseline current

Recommend systems engineering and integration process improvements that increase efficiency; reduce risk, cost and schedule; improve integration, communication and collaboration across the Government; or enhance a Government portfolio perspective for decision support. Develop, track and report process metrics for key control processes

Support software development and modeling and simulation for satellite mission planning upgrade efforts

Identify and analyze Government risks and issues. Propose and execute handling plans for identified risks. Manage existing and new risks. Document risks and issues identified by Government, FFRDCs, development contractors and other stakeholders. Facilitate, manage and participate in program risk management boards

Qualification

Systems EngineeringEnterprise ArchitectureAgile PrinciplesAgile ToolsRisk ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

US citizenship with a current/active TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

5 years of systems engineering related or equivalent experience

Preferred

Master's degree in a technical discipline

Highly motivated and dynamic work ethic with a strong desire to contribute to the mission

Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

Solid understanding of Agile principles and practices, utilizing them to optimize system lifecycle processes from requirements definition to deployment

Experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) for backlog management, sprint planning, and tracking progress of systems engineering tasks