Systems Engineer III

Description

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Systems Engineer with a desire to grow while working with a skilled and highly motivated team on leading-edge work. Our team provides IT services for systems engineering and information management systems to multiple major DoD programs. Each team member has opportunities to take on responsibilities according to their experience level and professional growth goals. Our staff mentors each other in the areas of expertise continuously enhancing the synergistic capability of the team.

This position supports an established contract developing mission-critical operations. Our customer’s framework continues to evolve. Evaluating, learning, and integrating new technologies will be a constant factor in this position. The responsibilities of this role include:

Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment

Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions

Write well-designed, testable code

Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility

Integrate software components into a fully functional software system

Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures

Deploy programs and evaluate user feedback

Comply with project plans and industry standards

Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure

Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools

Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability

Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes

Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies

Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks

Participate in the design of information and operational support systems

Provide 2nd and 3rd level support

Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem-resolution

Requirements

Essential Skills and Experience

Ten (10) years of experience in performing systems engineering for weapons systems. Systems engineering experience includes requirements and concept development; design and development of system architecture; systems hardware and software design and development; human systems integration; system integration and test; information assurance; and model-based system engineering (MBSE) principles and MBSE tools used to generate systems engineering products.

Experience in weapons system certification.

Experience in combat system integration with command and control, weapon control, networks, display systems, and communications systems.

Five (5) years of experience with U.S. Navy or other armed services’ laser/EO systems research and development programs. Directed Energy experience would be great, but not essential.

Must be Software-savvy but does not need to be a developer. Someone that has worked as part of a team with developers to develop/track requirements.

Must have Combat Systems experience, preferably within the Navy.

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline.

Contingent Work Eligibility Requirements

U.S. citizen with currently active Secret security clearance (or higher)

Clearance Level - Final Position Requirement

Active Secret

Travel Required: No

Potential for Telework: 2 days/week

About Us

Here at Zekiah, our journey is about enhancing our warfighters’ superiority by developing and integrating forward-thinking communication and technology systems. Each team member plays an important role in making this possible by bringing their skills and knowledge to help our customers tackle their challenges, devise innovative solutions, and support their critical missions. We take care of our employees through a balanced work life, fair salaries, great benefits, and giving them a voice.

Benefits

We offer health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance for full-time employees and their families. We also offer holiday and vacation pay, sick leave, performance-based bonuses, a retirement plan with company match, and an education reimbursement program. Explore our benefits and work culture at https://www.zekiah.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Zekiah Technologies, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.