Systems Engineer Senior - Kwajalein Atoll - 3763

RGNEXT
Huntsville, AL, United States
14 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Systems Engineering JIRA Microsoft Outlook Capability Maturity Model Integration Failure Mode Effects Analysis Internet Protocol Microsoft Office Microsoft Project Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft SharePoint
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Software Engineering DOORS (Software) Gitlab

Job description

  • Work on the land and sea-based Flight Safety systems located in the tropical Marshall Islands and aboard the USAV Worthy. Systems include processing and display computers, networks, telemetry, communications, transmitters and marine.
  • Propose, plan, manage and execute improvement projects. This can include interfaces with government, vendors, cyber, information services, telemetry, communications, supply chain and contracts. Complete progress, test and analysis reports as needed.
  • Identify and lead process improvement initiatives.
  • Operate, configure, troubleshoot, and document the systems for mission support. This includes post-mission analysis and documentation.
  • Support mission operations on Kwajalein Atoll or aboard the vessel USAV Worthy. Travel to Hawaii and CONUS if needed.
  • Participate or lead troubleshooting efforts, fault detection, fault isolation, repair, testing, and reporting. Includes championing efforts to prevent reoccurrence.
  • Author and contribute to mission preparation and execution documentation. Interface directly with Reagan Test Site (RTS) customers.
  • Contribute to overseeing other tasks related to property, calibration, secure room, facilities, and COMSEC.
  • Provide support for RF Safety to include surveys, analysis, and incident investigation.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Ability to lead or participate in capturing, defining and evaluating technical requirements.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Microsoft Project.
  • Ability to identify issues and improvement opportunities. Champion a plan of action and win over others as needed.
  • Experience in dealing with ambiguity and competing interests.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage concurrently running projects.
  • Able to perform activities on towers and elevated structures using the proper PPE.
  • Familiar with routed and switched IP networking desired.
  • Ability to work at sea on the USAV Worthy for multi-week stretches., * Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or a related STEM discipline.
  • Two (2) or more years of military, technical, or post-University degree work experience in related field.
  • Desired experience: 1. Experience in a technical leadership role on a project, team or staff level. 2. Experience working in a safety-oriented system or product line, desired. 3. Exposure to requirements capture and life cycle development tools (Jira, Gitlab, DOORs, SharePoint). 4. Exposure to Six Sigma, CMMI, INCOSI, FMEA, FMECA, FHA, or other engineering related practices. 5. Software development experience, desired. 6. PMP, Security+, Network+, CCENT, and/or CCNA certifications, desired. 7. Experience with technical military systems such as avionics, communications, radars, and electro-mechanical control systems, desired., * Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
  • Willingness and physical ability to work aboard a ship at-sea for multiple weeks.
  • Must be able to relocate to the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport.
  • Able to travel to neighboring islands via helicopter and small plane. Must have a waist circumference of 42” or less to ride in helicopters.
  • Physical ability to climb up to 50’ towers and move heavy equipment up to 50 lbs. unassisted, sometimes through challenging passageways and up and down stairs as needed.

Benefits & conditions

RGNext offers our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities and growth. Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one! Other benefits include flexible scheduling, access to on-base fitness centers and more! We are committed to providing employees a quality work/life balance in a productive, evolving environment.

About the company

Ready to launch your career? RGNext operates, maintains, and sustains mission-critical systems to provide safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of Department of Defense, civil, commercial and international space lift vehicles. We support ballistic missile, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and evaluations as well as support space situational awareness operations and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety. Our employees serve on the forefront of global defense and space operations. We offer our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities.

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