Systems Engineering Lead

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Systems Engineering Lead at GDIT. 

The SE Lead is the senior system engineer with extensive experience supporting satellite C2 systems, subsystems, cyber, crypto, communications, and cloud technology implementations. The SE Lead is responsible for the definition and execution of the systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements definition to design, to implementation, to test, integration, and sustainment.

Responsibilities:

• Defines, manages, and improves the entire systems engineering lifecycle, using authoritative data, systems architecture, and systems modeling to create more efficient and lower-risk processes that produce artifacts of higher quality

• Leads technical requirements development by codifying model-based practices, designed test-driven requirements architecture for verification

• Leads systems design process by decomposing systems into functional and logical architectures, identifying components for re-use while adhering to modular open systems architecture (MOSA)

• Oversees implementation by aligning to change management processes and providing current design artifacts substantiated from authoritative data

• Leads system integration process by developing a data-driven and model-based approach to interface control, implementing automation as necessary to verify subsystems and components adhere to interface design

• Leads verification process by architecting test activities (unit, subsystem, integration, and end-to-end) and ensuring that test environments maintain parity with operational environments

• Leads validation process by developing user acceptance plans and coordinating with customers and stakeholders

• Leads sustainment processes by designing maintenance activities that are highly repeatable and leverage resulting data to inform stakeholders to high-risk subsystems and/or components

Experience: Min 10+ years executing systems engineering for space systems including 3 years implementing model-based systems engineering practices.  Experience with cloud implementation, RMF compliance, DevSecOps, AI/ML automation, data analytics, agile development practices, and Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines preferred.

Certifications: INCOSE CSEP, SysML modeling certifications (e.g. OCSMP) preferred.

Education:  Minimum BS. in an engineering discipline required (systems engineering preferred).  M.S. in an engineering discipline preferred. 

Clearance: Must have a TS with SCI eligibility.

Skills Needed: 

• Strong leadership and organizational skills in a highly dynamic environment

• Collaborative communications skills are a must with the customer counterpart and w/in the contractor team. 

Work Environment

• Work Location: Customer site (Albuquerque, NM)

• Travel Requirements: Occasional travel may be required.

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● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

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Explore a career in Systems Engineering at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.