Radar Processing Systems Engineer IV

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Are you looking to join a company that's mission-focused and innovation-driven? Arcfield provides systems engineering, integration, and digital transformation across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. This position is for a Systems Engineering and Technical Advisor (SETA) within our Space and Mission Engineering sector. Your responsibilities are to:

• Work as Systems Engineer and Technical Advisor (SETA) to the Government
• Coordinate regularly with development contractors to manage and resolve technical and programmatic deficiencies, ensuring government stakeholders are satisfied with contractor performance
• Provide Systems Engineering support to a processing acquisition for multiple important space assets
• Utilize organizational and communication skills to clearly and concisely present information, ensuring the government and all stakeholders are kept informed on system status
• Actively participate in enterprise test forums and maintain engagement on test planning and execution activities
• Support developer team through factory and enterprise-level testing events, ensuring developers sell off requirements, acting as witness to factory and site acceptance tests, and validating developers satisfy mission needs
• Assess impacts from Requests for Change (RFCs) across a major GEOINT processing acquisition

Required:

• BS 8-10, MS 6-8, PhD 3-5
• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
• Thorough understanding of Full Spectrum GEOINT products and GEOINT radar processing concepts
• Thorough understanding of test procedures and processes, including factory and enterprise-level testing
• Ability to assess and mitigate mission impacts from changes to test responsibilities or scope
• Ability to decompose enterprise test objectives into component parts and ensure developers are equipped to support
• Strong representational, oral, and written communications skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products
• Proven organization and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to interface effectively via written and verbal forums with personnel at all levels of government

Desired:

• Experience with commercial Atlassian tools (e.g. Confluence, JIRA) or ability to learn quickly
• Experience with the acquisition and maintenance of software development contracts or SETA experience
• Experience with Requests for Change (RFCs)
• Knowledge of SAFe or Agile frameworks
• Experience with Systems Engineering requirements, architectures, and verification/validation (V&V)
• Understanding of programmatic processes, including Risk, Readiness, Budgets, and Schedules

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.