Lead Engineer

Position Description
We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with experience in engineering support, and program planning. Duties may include:

• Providing Systems Engineering support for systems including Telemetry, Tracking & Control (TT&C), scheduling, communications, and associated systems.
• Perform engineering of system architectures, requirements analysis and decomposition, including system performance test and verification.
• Perform engineering analyses to predict and define problems, define/design actionable corrective measures, and operational implementation of SCN systems.
• Support the planning, preparation and coordination activitiesto transitionsatellite ground systems to another Government agency
• Prepare and review test plans and test reports, documentation, hardware lists, software lists, requirements and other analytical evaluation of systems' capacities for future planning..
• Research alternative system design and performance approaches.
• Participate or lead technical meetings and government-led studies, assess technical baselines and ensure system modifications meet requirements.

Required Skills
10+ years of related experience.

• Knowledge and background with architecture, systems and subsystem requirements, systems engineering processes, and development and maintenance of CONOPS.
• Technical skills to understand and analyze system problems, define potential solutions, and conduct in-depth technical analysis, assessments and trades and explain results of technical studies in a systems engineering context.
• Understanding of different IT Security guidances and baselines, to plan migrations or transitions from one baseline to another
• Demonstrates understanding of performance and requirements analysis techniques, and acceptance testing strategies/methodologies.
• Ability to lead technical teams in identifying customer needs.

Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident and be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a security badge to enter the applicable government facility.

Education
Bachelor's Degree in physical sciences, engineering, computer science, related discipline or equivalent.

Location
This is a remote position reporting to NOAA's Suitland facility.

Salary
The salary range for this role is $83,000 - $239,000. This range is a good faith estimate based on similar roles across the organization. ERT uses several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the position's scope and expected duties, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our flexible benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Professional Membership Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Competitive compensation plan
• Discretionary variable incentive bonuses based on factors such as individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance
• Publication and Conference Presentation Awards with bonuses

ERT is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and Equal Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.