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Systems Engineer 4/5 - Staff Engineer and Analyst

Staff Engineer and Analyst. Conduct key SE efforts including development of architectural trades and alternatives for complex systems. Performs requirements analysis, functional analysis, requirements allocation, trade studies, design evaluations, and generates system/segment requirements specifications. Also serves as SE technical liaison with customer, subcontractor, and co-contractor representatives. Some travel required.



Competencies



General


Build Positive Relationships
Consistently builds effective working relationships with other project leads, internal employees, and external customers. Probes for and provides information to clarify situations. Consistently seeks and expands on original ideas from other project leads, internal employees, and external customers, enhances others' ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand. Places higher priority on project and organization goals than on own goals. Guides others in gaining agreement from other project leads, managers, internal employees, and external customers to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action; uses sound rationale to explain value of actions. Establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.

Communication
Consistently clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Consistently keeps the audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Consistently frames even complex messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Consistently seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used; attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Advises fellow project leads and other internal employees in effective communication techniques.

Customer Focus
Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions as a project team leader; develops and sustains productive customer relationships as they relate to project team leadership responsibilities; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how project level actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists other project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.

Systems Thinking
Consistently evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet team objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Formulates change strategies; frequently seeks input from other project leads and internal employees to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by communicating effectively and focusing on new skill development. Uses extensive measurement systems to monitor the implementation. Technical


Functional Flow Analysis
Basic - Extensive, specialized knowledge of functional flow analysis process methodology applied to operations and maintenance evaluation and analysis.
Preferred - Advanced, expert knowledge and understanding of functional flow analysis process methodology applied to operations and maintenance evaluation and analysis.

Integrated Systems
Basic - Extensive knowledge of design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, equipment, and methods.
Preferred - Advanced/expert knowledge of design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, equipment, and methods.

Systems Trade Studies
Basic - Extensive and specialized knowledge of trade study process (e.g., benchmarking, best value).
Preferred - Advanced/expert of trade study process (e.g., benchmarking, best value).

Typical Education/Experience



Level 4 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's and related experience, Master's with related experience or PhD with related experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Level 5 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's with related experience, Master's with related experience or PhD with related experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.


Other Job related information



The successful candidate must have a broad engineering or scientific background and demonstrated capability in multidiscipline engineering tasks (EE, ME, SW Engineering) and demonstrated technical leadership with mission experience. Must have experience in developing system architectures based on customer operational requirements and objectives and derviving system/segment requirements. Experience in leading discussions as a subject matter expert with customers, associate contractors, peer groups, etc. is required. Proven understanding of the SE process, primarily in the areas of functional and performance requirements derivation. The position requires eligibility to live and work in United States and a current SSBI. AIS-MS0134.


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