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Systems Engineer 5/6 - Senior Staff Engineer and Analyst

Senior 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. Works under consultative direction and teaches/mentors junior level technical staff. Some travel required.



Competencies



General


Build Positive Relationships
Leads efforts to consistently and proactively build effective working relationships with other team leaders, managers and internal employees. Probes for and provides information to clarify situations. Consistently and proactively seeks and expands on original ideas from fellow team leaders, managers and other internal employees enhances others' ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand. Places higher priority on team, project, and/or organization goals than on own goals. Is called upon to mentor others in gaining agreement from fellow team leaders, managers and internal employees 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 and proactively clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Guiders others in keeping their audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames highly complex and or advanced information in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Regularly 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. Mentors and advises fellow project leads and other internal employees on effective communication techniques.

Customer Focus
Provides enterprise level modeling for making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive, high-level customer relationships as they relate to complex and large scale projects; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to senior level customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how complex project level decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet significant customer needs and resolve complex problems; provides enterprise level thought leadership on monitoring and evaluating customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.

Systems Thinking
Consistently and proactively evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet program/project objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Expertly formulates complex change strategies; frequently seeks input from others to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by assigning accountability appropriately, communicating effectively, focusing on new skill development, and integrating with related systems or processes. Uses accurate measurement systems to monitor the implementation. Technical


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

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

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

Typical Education/Experience



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. Level 6 - 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.


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-MS0131)


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