Senior Systems Engineer

Company:	BeaKen Systems and Technology Solutions, Inc. (BSTS) Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (6)
Job Location(s):	Chantilly, Fairfax, Herndon, Reston, Vienna
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	Immediate
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Education:	Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience:	3 to 20+ years
Security Clearance (minimum):	Top Secret SCI
Related Categories:	Engineering - General, IT - General, Engineering - CAD Design

Position Description

Position/Level: Systems Engineer / Senior

Location: Chantilly, VA

Clearance: TS/SCI Required

Essential Functions:

Perform systems engineering, analysis and trade studies against needs, requirements, and issues to evaluate architectural components and mission impacts and needs, evaluate data throughput and communication needs and constraints, determine systems sizing and risks
Monitor milestones and prepare artifacts as necessary for delivery to government customer, ensuring constraints of cost, schedule, performance and customer transformation alignments are met
Possess knowledge of analysis techniques to effectively synthesize large amounts of data and to characterize both segment and system performance data across the enterprise and make recommendations for system improvements
Capture user requirements and determine engineering solutions that meet user needs with the best available NSG-compliant architecture solution
Possess ability to document current system components, TCPED CONOPs (work flow/system usage), volumetric data, operational capabilities, requirements, and mission impacts and needs; all of which can be used to develop an effective user CONOPS
Provide recommendations and findings that ensure that the enterprise will operate, transition, and transform in an efficient and effective manner
Possesses strong systems engineering and analysis background and customer interaction experience
Ability to facilitate and lead weekly review and status briefings to government customer
Candidate needs to demonstrate the ability to coordinate and network with existing activities within the agency and other contracts to take advantage of related efforts
Provide systems / enterprise level analyses and trade studies support against new requirements and the resolution of operational enterprise NSG issues
Provide quick-response study support to emerging enterprise needs and issues
Possess strong problem solving skills
Possess excellent oral and written communication skills
Function as a strong team player
Limited overnight travel will be required (<10 percent)

Job Qualifications:

Experience in conducting trade studies and analysis of alternatives evaluations
Assess and recommend a path forward for ILS Voyager (i.e. future of Voyager after the move of the legacy system to the ITC). Need to document high level requirements and identify alternative library systems
The successful candidate will possess solid systems engineering / analysis skillsets and competencies
Ability to multi-taskwith a capacity to learn and work autonomously as part of a team
An active TS/SCI clearance
A BS in engineering or a technical discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Desired skills:

Knowledge of ILS Voyager
Knowledge of library management systems
Familiarity with hardcopy GEOINT data types and systems
Knowledge of the NSG and its systems / segments
Experience documenting NSG and Combatant Command GEOINT production environments
Familiarity with mission area functions and activities
Expertise in the geospatial-intelligence domain to include user mission and needs and the enterprise capabilities required to meet those needs
Project management skills