SME - Engineer Systems 5 - 26706

Requisition Number: 26706

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $135,954.00 - $169,810.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of Experience: Senior

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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Job Description

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mission Technologies Division (HII-MT) is seeking a qualified candidate for Systems Engineer, Subject Matter Expert. The Systems Engineer performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and sustainability. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical and engineering principles. Performs functional analysis, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate requirements into hardware and software specifications. The engineer will present a deep understanding of requirements development in an agile environment, architecture definition/decomposition, testing philosophies/methodologies, and verification coverage.

This individual will participate in the System Engineering life cycle, including requirements development, architecture development, system analyses (reliability, maintainability, etc.), integration and test planning, and system verification. The ideal candidate must strive to proactively find mentorship connects and opportunities to help support a technical - mission wide growth mindset.

No virtual or hybrid

Essential Job Responsibilities

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience.

• Position requires significant experience with Electronica Warfare (EW) technologies, Radar design, and / or Signals analysis.

• Outstanding ability to proactively communicate via telephone and email with stakeholders in remote locations

• Extensive experience working with technical experts to define requirements in order to advance capability development

• Successful demonstration of technical and programmatic risk identification and mitigation

• Proven demonstration of the ability to identify the sufficient level of detail needed to make significant program decisions and quantify and communicate that rationale to stakeholders

• Tireless focus on the mission and making capabilities development a reality

• Strong operations, acquisition, and test background: understanding operations vernacular, acquisition process, and test environment and controls to communicate across communities

• Innovative and strategic mindset to identify future capabilities and requirements that can/should be integrated into near-term solutions

• A solid leadership track record of leading technical teams of skilled engineers while working competing resource demands

• Tasking includes system design and trade studies, RF chain analysis, algorithm development and system performance analysis.

• Experience with Radar Signal Processing Techniques, System Integration, and Test.

• Advanced understanding with analysis tools/programs and their relation to overall capability development efforts

• Hands-on design, test, integration, and verification support across lab facilities requiring skills in algorithms, software, hardware, and networking.

• Support technical mentorship connects.

• Support technical publications.

• Responsible for planning, implementing and reporting on Systems Engineering activities.

• Support technical & functional leadership through the identification of risk and the management of engineers, technicians and functional team leads

• CLEARANCE: Secret clearance minimum to start

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with advanced security checks

Physical Requirements

Office, or industrial, environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances. Lifting and moving materials may be required.

HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII

We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.