System Engineer (SE), Level 1

About the System Engineer (SE) role

• Analyzes user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications
• Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities
• Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches and conducts feasibility studies
• Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology
• Incorporates new plans, designs, and systems into on-going operations
• Develops technical documentation
• Develops system architecture and system design documentation
• Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans
• Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts
• Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility
• Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives

What you'll do

The Level 1 System Engineer (SE) shall possess the following capabilities:

• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
• Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
• Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs
• functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (e.g., requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
• Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
• Develop system design solutions that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis
• Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (e.g., Confidentiality, Integrity, Non-repudiation, and Availability)
• Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability), and Security Mechanism Technology (e.g., Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)
• Review and provide input to program and contract Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), work packages, and the Integrated Master Plan (IMP)

What you'll bring

Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of experience as an SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree
• For Building Fit Ups: BICSI certified Registered Communications Distribution Designer required

Other levels in this role

• Level 0
• Level 2
• Level 3