Embedded Systems Engineer - Open Systems Technologies Corporation

Open Systems Technologies Corporation is a leader in the government contracting marketplace, providing Enterprise Security and Cloud Computing solutions to support large organizations. Our capabilities include supplying federal government entities and private businesses with software development, scientific and engineering technical assistance, systems integration, and enterprise security. Since its founding in 1996, OST has been committed to delivering high-quality, best-in-class results that bring added value to our clients while investing in our employees’ futures by providing exciting projects to work on, and robust benefits to include technical training and certifications, relocation assistance and a 401K match with immediate vesting.

Open Systems Technologies is looking for a System Engineer to join a high-performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.

We are using behavior-driven development (BDD) and test automation tools alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools. Program execution follows DEVOPS best practices and employs robust development, test, and production environments. The program provides system engineering, development, test, integration, and operational support to a large, fast-paced program, and is developing infusing new technology and adding advanced capabilities while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system.

Description:

A System Engineer is needed to provide support for adding new capabilities to a complex system with exacting interface, performance, and security requirements. The selected candidate will provide system engineering expertise in one or more of the following areas: architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design/implementation, testing, and documentation for the system. She/he will analyze user requirements, system architecture, and system requirements specifications, will provide systems engineering expertise, and will develop system architecture and system design documentation. Responsibilities include supporting and providing guidance for system development and implementation planning through assessment of system engineering plans and system integration and test plans. The selected candidate will support the development of system configuration documentation, including designs for capacity and performance planning, and will perform engineering activities, including risk assessments and analyses of alternatives for a variety of system-related issues and concerns. She/he will help define task success criteria and test procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and support for system engineering of large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components.
• Collaborate with program management, system and software integration engineers, test engineers, information assurance engineers, and other project team members in an Agile environment to ensure requirements are met and issues are addressed.
• Implement system engineering practices to ensure the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks.
• Communicate with and effectively collaborate with internal technical professionals on a day-to-day basis, and with POCs from customer organizations when necessary.
• Actively participate in Program Increment Planning and related Agile team activities.

Required Qualifications:

• CLEARANCE: TS/SCI w CIP
• Must have at least three (3) years of experience designing and developing large integrated complex systems.
• Must have requirements verification traceability experience.
• Must have experience analyzing user requirements, system architecture, and/or system requirements specifications.
• Must possess a solid understanding of secure systems engineering and development.
• Must have some software development or shell scripting experience, software detailed design experience, and/or software/system testing experience.
• Must have demonstrated experience in several of the following areas: system architecture, design, and development, requirements analysis, data flow design/analysis, network design/implementation, testing, and technical system documentation.
• Must be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations.
• Must have experience with or familiarity with systems engineering activities in support of agile teams.
• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs.
• Must be capable of performing high-quality work both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.
• Must be able to support some short-term travel when required, generally to Maryland.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related field and at least 8 years of related experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a Degree.
• Experience transitioning legacy systems into new architectures.
• Model Based Systems Engineering experience a plus.
• Risk Management/Risk Register experience a plus.
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology or as a member of an Agile team.
• Experience with technical documentation development.

BENEFITS

OST is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has been operating since 1996 providing support on various contracts with Government agencies. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 3 weeks paid time off, 11 Federal Holidays, medical/dental coverage, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, AD&D, 401k with up to 4% match, and end-of-year profit sharing.