Ground Systems Engineer

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.

FTS has an opportunity for a Ground Systems Engineer in Denver, CO.

The Ground Systems Engineer will assist the government in implementing and executing systems engineering processes to integrate ground systems into the operational baseline.

Responsibilities

• Advise and assist the government with the planning, engineering, integration, and O&M activities of ground systems
• Analyze and document site system architecture and impacts associated with system updates/deliveries
• Collaborates with Headquarters Directorates, site organizations, and mission partners to ensure understanding of project requirements and risks (cost, schedule, technical)
• Document, develop and deliver analysis, recommendations, plans, reports/briefings to the Government

Required Skills/Qualifications

• TS/SCI with polygraph
• BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
• 9+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of customer's space and ground domain mission and technical capabilities
• Demonstrated experience with government customer's systems engineering, mission readiness, and project management processes, familiar with site mission and ground systems integration procedures
• Systems engineering background; understanding of systems development life cycle from concept, requirements, engineering design, integration and test, deployment, maintenance, through decommissioning
• Experience in requirements definition, system architectures, systems analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation, and verification
• Polished communicator and proven collaborator; demonstrated ability to coordinate across all levels of government to ensure contracts effectively deliver required services and capabilities
• Self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements with no supervision; expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics
• Familiar with model-based systems engineering and digital engineering concepts and tools; Agile/DevSecOps development methodology, cloud technologies

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Experience in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling DoD or Intelligence Community projects or Programs
• Experience in architecture management, baseline audit, and verification
• Familiar with JIRA, Confluence

FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - vets/disabled.