System Engineer 6 - Chief Systems Engineer - Commercial Space SIGINT Requirements - Athenix Solutions Group, LLC
Annapolis Junction, MD
About the Job
Athenix Cyber & SIGINT is seeking a Systems Engineer 6 - As a Senior SIGINT Requirements Systems Engineer on our team you will provide support for identifying, coordinating, and resolving the technical and policy challenges to utilizing commercial space systems to augment existing Space SIGINT system capacity; and work collaboratively across the Intelligence Community (IC) to provide systems engineering and other technical assistance to customer's requirements development and planning for National SIGINT systems with a focus on how those requirements might be enhanced by using commercial space resources. This is work to be performed in the in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.
Position Summary:
The selected systems engineer will work closely with the national-level customers to capture and document the requirements for the next generation systems. The effort requires participation in numerous meetings, working groups, and integrated product teams, product reviews, and status meetings to monitor the systems engineering plans, development, and deployment of space and ground processing systems. The systems engineer will be a key member of the team charged with the production of solid documentation of the customers' requirements and a mapping of where, when and how those requirements will be satisfied by capabilities to be deployed across the extended IC enterprise as the next generation collection and processing systems are fielded. The selected Systems Engineer will directly participate in structured analysis of alternatives (AoA) decision making processes as plans work through the appropriate decision gates. To be successful, the selected individual must be able to communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or other related discipline plus at least 20 years of systems engineering experience. A Master's degree or PhD may be substituted for two years of experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable
- Knowledge of National SIGINT technologies, capabilities, their associated system architectural components (i.e. space systems, ground stations, ground processing systems), and knowledge of the national collection requirements prioritization system and associated processes is critical.
- An understanding of the policy constraints associated with the conduct of lawful SIGINT operations is also critical to success
- Must have Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to represent customer organization at intelligence community requirements working groups and other technical forums.
- Intelligence Community (IC) experience
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Athenix Solutions Group, LLC and its companies Athenix Cyber and SIGINT, and Athenix Special Missions is an EEO/Affirmative action employer and is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.