Description
Leidos Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the IFPC Inc 2 systems engineering team. The IFPC Inc 2 is a ground-based, mobile system that aims to combat cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems.
The Systems Engineer will be responsible for:
- Developing and managing the IFPC verification process and strategy
- Standing up a verification review board
- Owning system-level DVOs and VCNs
- Reviewing and approving DVOs and VCNs at the subsystem and below level, including software
- Presenting metrics and status to SE lead and leadership weekly
- Planning verification priorities and managing a verification burndown against multiple configurations
- Ensuring requirements are verifiable
- Managing the linkages between verification artifacts and requirements
- Working to define success criteria
- Addressing verification gaps
- Mentoring the team in writing good verification artifacts
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 8+ years of experience, or an MS with 6+ years
- Experience in deriving requirements for complex electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and software systems
- Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment
- Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area
- US Citizenship is required with active secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance
Preferred qualifications include:
- A Master of Science in System Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
- Direct systems engineering experience
- Experience with MagicDraw and/or other Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) modeling tools
- Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers
- Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods
- Experience supporting one or more DoD programs