Systems Engineer, Senior

Senior Systems Engineer

BAI, a defense contractor, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with 10+ years of experience for our expanding workforce supporting current and evolving mission planning products, at Patuxent River MD. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.

The typical annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 USD to $160,000.00 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range.

Responsibilities

Functional Description:

• Support end-to-end lifecycle systems engineering, from concept development through field deployment and system life cycle support
• Provide support as a Mission Planning Environment (MPE) Systems Engineering Lead
• Assist leadership in orchestrating team efforts to obtain milestone objectives
• Assist in the investigation of relevant technologies for potential future integration
• Assist in Use Case development for Mission Planning system capabilities
• Work closely with active-duty personnel to ensure understanding of requirements
• Assist in hardware, software, and documentation development, test and procurement planning efforts
• Assist in the planning, organizing, and managing of technical and engineering functions relating to the design and development of information management security systems
• Provide support for the analysis, recommendation, design, and prototype of future software, system components, digital products, and data systems for use with current and emerging technologies
• Provide support for cost analysis of hardware procurement and project execution
• Assist in monitoring project execution and cost
• Evaluate integrated systems designs for human factors compatibility
• Manage Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for system upgrades and shepherd ECPs through the engineering Configuration Control Board (CCB) approval process
• Support development and delivery of current and future digital products and data systems software products, digital products, and data systems
• Develop system integration plans and oversee execution, ensuring compliance with Navy standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including non-traditional engineering resources, contractors, and stakeholders, to integrate new technologies
• Coordinate acquisition, procurement, and production of necessary hardware and systems to align with program objectives.
• Provide support to observe, detect and resolve compliance issues and security threats utilizing the Continuous Monitoring automated process during each phase of the CI/CD pipeline and ATOs as directed by the and as managed by the SAFe, Agile, Kanban, and/or Scrum processes and backlog. Support the generation and distribution of regular reports on the state of the CI/CD pipeline and associated control gates.
• Provide system product development planning and execution support documentation
• Create and update data flow diagrams to document and improve understanding of information management across multiple unclassified and classified systems for geographically dispersed organizations

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience performing the duties described in the functional description
• Skills applicable to program management, financial analysis, and compliance with MIL-STD defense regulations

Desired Experience

• Demonstrated ability to lead classified and sensitive military programs
• Demonstrated leadership in risk assessment, problem resolution, and optimizing mission-critical systems

Education

Degree: MS or MA degree in Systems Engineering or a relevant technical discipline

Allowable Substitution: An additional 4 years of relevant work experience, with a bachelor's degree, may be substituted for a master's degree

Clearance:

Condition of Employment: Applicant must have an active DoD Top Secret Clearance. The applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Citizenship:

The applicant must have US citizenship at the time of application.

BAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other non-merit based factors made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.