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Systems Engineer I

Sierra Nevada Corporation

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Top Secret
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IT - Software
Herndon, VA (On-Site/Office)

The Emerging Concepts and Technologies (ECT) group at SNC is a cutting-edge technology incubator focused on solving our customers' most challenging problems. We leverage Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment in innovative ways to quickly deliver capabilities that ensure mission success.

As part of our team, you will collaborate with a small, multi-disciplinary group to design, model, build, test, and deploy solutions tailored to specific operational needs. Our work involves multi-modal sensors and effectors-including RF, acoustic, and more-across a wide range of manned and unmanned platforms, from low SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost) systems to large exquisite systems.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains - air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Responsibilities:
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary development team to rapidly provide solutions to customer challenges
  • Design, develop, document, test and debug software and hardware systems.
  • Elicit, derive, and document software and hardware system requirements to meet internal or external customer specifications
  • Collaborate with SW and EE engineers to ensure system requirements are met
  • Integrate software and hardware components


Qualifications You Must Have:
  • Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other related discipline.
  • Familiarity with C and/or C++.
  • Familiarity with Python or similar scripting language


Qualifications We Prefer:
  • Experience with Software Defined Radios
  • Experience with Radio Frequency (RF) Technology and Digital Signal Processing Systems
  • Familiar with Git/GitHub for version control, code review, and collaboration
  • Comfortable working with remote Linux machines from the command line


Essential Functions:
  • Ability to work on a computer for extended periods.
  • Hand/finger dexterity for system modeling and documentation.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid environment with occasional travel.


This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more .

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We're known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation's most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
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SNC delivers customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest growing companies. SNC’s technologies are used in diverse applications the world over – from land to sea, air and space – including navigation and guidance, telemedicine, electronic warfare, communication and surveillance systems, aviation, commercial space and cybersecurity. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, SNC operates under the leadership of owners, CEO Fatih Ozmen and President Eren Ozmen. SNC provides global support to its customers with a workforce of nearly 4,000 personnel in 33 locations in 19 U.S. states, England, Germany and Turkey. More at www.SNCorp.com Links
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Job Category
IT - Software
Clearance Level
Top Secret