Systems Engineer

Amentum Services, Inc.
Annapolis, MD, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$201,000.0 - $222,000.0
Working hours
Shift work
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Systems Engineering Confluence JIRA Information Systems Data Flow Control Microsoft Office Microsoft PowerPoint Scrum Methodology Software Tools Microsoft SharePoint
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Software Requirements Analysis Information Technology

Job description

This team of engineers is focused on providing geolocation solutions directly to decision makers and warfighters around the world. They engage with leadership, mission partners, and solution providers to align requirements, resources, and solutions to enhance the Global Geolocation Infrastructure. Information and tools provided by this team are leveraged by the Intelligence Community as well as forward deployed military assets to assess and affect the operational environment. You will learn to navigate organizational constructions, facilitate collaboration, maintain partnerships, develop communication tools, and manage the implementation of ideas from inception to deployment.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0800-1600

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Create and/or edit technical documentation such as user guides, system diagrams, etc
  • Create and deliver scheduled and milestones to the PMO and government
  • Work closely with the customers, product users, and product owners to understand the mission needs, define requirements, and create use cases
  • Be active participant in sprint planning sessions to decompose Epics into User Stories and work directly with development teams to identify specifics tasks, Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Able to understand system requirements and functional requirements, and transition them into user stories, assisting in decomposition as necessary

  • Experience performing systems engineering in the design of complex architectures
  • Able to communicate with software developers, system engineers, PMO staff, and external contract stakeholders
  • Experience briefing contract, product, project, and program status to stakeholders
  • Software Tools: Jira/Confluence, MS Office Tools (Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint)
  • Experience working directly with project developers and/or subject matter experts to create technical documentation
  • Ability to create, edit, and maintain technical documentation including user guides, architecture diagrams, dataflow diagrams, etc.

Clearance Required:

  • TS/SCI w poly

Minimum Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Minimum Years of Experience:

  • Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process. Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum’s role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Pet insurance
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Parental leave
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off, Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

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