Mission Quality Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

Arcfield is looking for a SYSTEMS ENGINEER to join a skilled, highly respected and long-standing team supporting Integration, Testing, and Analysis for operational and emerging systems. This position requires an understanding of the Intelligence Community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on Systems Engineering processes in support of operational mission execution. The successful candidate could support product evaluations, trade studies, new product initializations, and/or algorithm assessments. Familiarity with current GEOINT systems and products will be useful to develop, assess, and execute test and verification methodologies. Activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Perform analysis and evaluations of operational capabilities
• Perform project management required for integrating, testing, and evaluating systems
• Conduct baseline assessment of system performance to support mission initializations
• Evaluate algorithms to quantify the performance given its desired mission application
• Respond to anomalous mission behaviors to recommend possible causes and corrective actions

Qualifications

Required:

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• 8 to 10 years with BS or 6 to 8 years with MS or 3 to 5 years with a PhD in a Degree in Imaging Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or STEM field, or successful completion of an accredited U.S. military/government imagery analysis training program
• Experience working directly with or general knowledge of PAN, IR, MSI, RADAR, LIDAR, and FMV imagery and associated products, such as Full Spectrum GEOINT (FSG)
• Knowledge or experience in all facets of imagery exploitation, artifact/anomaly identification
• Experience in mission technical capabilities and system performance analysis and assessment
• Understanding of the systems engineering life cycle to include independent testing and data verification
• Independently determines and develops approach to solutions
• Proficient in oral and written communication skills
• Self-starter who requires minimum supervision
• Ability to assume a team lead role for the work group
• Demonstrated ability and success working in team environments

Desired:

• Experience working in a DoD or IC operational environment
• Experience working on Product Initialization teams
• Understanding of Machine Learning and Neural Network algorithms
• Working knowledge of coding/scripting techniques (e.g. C, Python, MATLAB, IDL)
• Working knowledge of various basic ELTs

Proficient in using Microsoft Office tools, Confluence, JIRA

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.