TRANSPORT Systems Engineer Technical Specialist - Arcfield

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

• Support capability and solution definition for future space systems through various system readiness events and independent review teams.
• Facilitate Integrated Product Teams (IPT’s) and Engineering working groups that will review and assess the maturity of engineering Artifacts, CONOPS, Interfaces, and Architecture products.
• Support space, ground, and enterprise teams developing architecture and requirement baselines, establishing and assessing mission capabilities, assessing system and segment schedule and risks, and supporting test and verification strategy.
• Daily interaction with the customer and supporting contractors and follow customer standards and processes as the program matures through the life cycle.
• Provide project management support with short turn-around projects; development of requirements, project plans, needs assessment, and transition planning.
• Assist in the creation of quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
• Ensure requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
• Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Participate in design reviews of to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
• Coordinate Technical Exchange Meetings (TEM).
• Participate in the adoption of MBSE in both customer and company domains.
• Apply the principles of MBSE to major system acquisitions in the Transport domain.
• Assess engineering artifacts and develop models of mission systems using MBSE tool suite.
• Facilitate and/or participate in collaborative meetings between the Transport space system subject matter experts (SMEs) and MBSE and SysML experts to identify and implement modeling solutions.

• 10 to 12 years with BS/BA or 8 to 10 years with MS/MA, or 5 to 7 years with PhD in Technical degree/STEM (engineering, physics, etc.)  
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with a Poly.
• Experience within overall Transport domain with working knowledge of Transport systems to include command & control, collection, mission processing, and dissemination as well as overall space and ground architecture.
• Strong Systems Engineering background with a focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure.
• Demonstrated experience in Systems Engineering area(s) including but not limited to: Requirements Engineering, Systems Integration, Risk, Issue, and Opportunity (RIO).
• Experience in supporting Requirements Engineering, CONOPS development, and system integration to accommodate End to End Systems Engineering.
• Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing/analyzing alternatives.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems to further organizational goals.
• Commitment to understand, recognize, respect, and operate effectively within various SETA, Federally Funded Research and Development (FFRDC), and Governmental lines of authority.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills and the ability to lead/support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to support the customer’s needs, clearly communicate (orally & written) ideas, work autonomously. 

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have (DESIRED):

• Experience with industry MBSE tools and modeling methodologies to successfully produce systems engineering models.
• Experience using Confluence and Jira tools.
• Experience with Agile Development, SAFE Agile system development methods.
• Knowledge and practical application of UML / SysML modeling languages and experience applying this common structure to an MBSE solution.
• Understand how system requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities are enabled by MBSE across the digital thread (the engineering lifecycle). Foundational to MBSE are tools, technologies, and methodologies that can collectively be called digital engineering.
• OCSMP Level 1, 2, or 3 certifications.

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of 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.