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Norfolk, VA
Top Secret Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
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Job Description
NextGen’s practice in Digital Engineering (DE) is growing. As such, we are seeking to hire a Digital Systems Engineer to support our Department of Homeland Security (DHS) customer.
NextGen’s DE team builds high-fidelity digital representations of complex systems for commercial and Government customers employing the latest Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) approaches. The selected engineer will collaborate with fellow DE colleagues to solve challenging technical tasks while becoming an expert with and deploying cutting edge modeling and analysis tools. Establish and grow your Digital Engineering career with NextGen today!
Responsibilities:
Serve as end-to-end Project Engineer or Team Lead for advanced surveillance systems
Provide technical leadership in planning and organizing project activities
Execute and direct system evaluations/characterizations
Prepare and document test procedures, limits, and instrumentation
Assess technical proposals and coordinate with subject matter experts
Organize and prioritize multiple concurrent projects under tight timelines
Support development of domain awareness conceptual architectures
Develop strategies to consolidate agency requirements and ensure interoperability
Evaluate candidate systems where specifications are incomplete or undefined
Support integration of inter- and intra-agency requirements into system designs
Characterize emerging technologies and provide recommendations
Apply MBSE and MS&A approaches to system analysis and architecture design
Collaborate closely with stakeholders, customers, and partners to align objectives
Develop Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) and document performance baselines
Conduct iterative research and perform qualitative/quantitative analysis
Analyze data using statistical and coverage tools; interpret results
Prepare and deliver classified/unclassified presentations and briefings
Deliver findings and recommendations from DE activities
Collaborate with DHS S&T, federal agencies, industry, and academia Work within an Agile project management framework
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering or similar
5+ years employing Digital Engineering techniques including MBSE and/or MS&A
Solid understanding of systems lifecycle processes
Ability to develop systems engineering artifacts
CONOPS, requirement specifications, IDD/ICDs, SDDs, test plans/reports, etc.
Experience in Agile project management tools and methods
Ability to analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach
Ability to manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements
Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and implement in a dynamic environment
Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills
Ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance and DHS BI
Desired Qualifications:
Current DHS BI Top Secret clearance preferred
Domain experience working with radar, communication or EO/IR systems
Experience or working knowledge of the RADES (RS4) software suite
Experience with SysML and MBSE tools such as Cameo/MagicDraw
Experience with GOTS MS&A tools (e.g., AFSIM, NGTS, OneSAF)
Experience with COTS MS&A tools (e.g., AGI STK, MATLAB, Phoenix ModelCenter))
Experience with Data Science tools (e.g., Jupyter Notebooks, Tableau)
Experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data and tools
Experience with DoDAF (UDPM and/or UAF)
Ability to develop new plugins/scripts for MBSE and MS&A tools/frameworks
Current DHS BI and Top Secret clearance preferred
About NextGen:
NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our Customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance. We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:
•Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.
•Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good.
•Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability.
•Strive to achieve results as an organization.
•Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.
•Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success.
•Create an environment where people can engage at all levels.
•Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
NextGen’s DE team builds high-fidelity digital representations of complex systems for commercial and Government customers employing the latest Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) approaches. The selected engineer will collaborate with fellow DE colleagues to solve challenging technical tasks while becoming an expert with and deploying cutting edge modeling and analysis tools. Establish and grow your Digital Engineering career with NextGen today!
Responsibilities:
Serve as end-to-end Project Engineer or Team Lead for advanced surveillance systems
Provide technical leadership in planning and organizing project activities
Execute and direct system evaluations/characterizations
Prepare and document test procedures, limits, and instrumentation
Assess technical proposals and coordinate with subject matter experts
Organize and prioritize multiple concurrent projects under tight timelines
Support development of domain awareness conceptual architectures
Develop strategies to consolidate agency requirements and ensure interoperability
Evaluate candidate systems where specifications are incomplete or undefined
Support integration of inter- and intra-agency requirements into system designs
Characterize emerging technologies and provide recommendations
Apply MBSE and MS&A approaches to system analysis and architecture design
Collaborate closely with stakeholders, customers, and partners to align objectives
Develop Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) and document performance baselines
Conduct iterative research and perform qualitative/quantitative analysis
Analyze data using statistical and coverage tools; interpret results
Prepare and deliver classified/unclassified presentations and briefings
Deliver findings and recommendations from DE activities
Collaborate with DHS S&T, federal agencies, industry, and academia Work within an Agile project management framework
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering or similar
5+ years employing Digital Engineering techniques including MBSE and/or MS&A
Solid understanding of systems lifecycle processes
Ability to develop systems engineering artifacts
CONOPS, requirement specifications, IDD/ICDs, SDDs, test plans/reports, etc.
Experience in Agile project management tools and methods
Ability to analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach
Ability to manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements
Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and implement in a dynamic environment
Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills
Ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance and DHS BI
Desired Qualifications:
Current DHS BI Top Secret clearance preferred
Domain experience working with radar, communication or EO/IR systems
Experience or working knowledge of the RADES (RS4) software suite
Experience with SysML and MBSE tools such as Cameo/MagicDraw
Experience with GOTS MS&A tools (e.g., AFSIM, NGTS, OneSAF)
Experience with COTS MS&A tools (e.g., AGI STK, MATLAB, Phoenix ModelCenter))
Experience with Data Science tools (e.g., Jupyter Notebooks, Tableau)
Experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data and tools
Experience with DoDAF (UDPM and/or UAF)
Ability to develop new plugins/scripts for MBSE and MS&A tools/frameworks
Current DHS BI and Top Secret clearance preferred
About NextGen:
NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our Customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance. We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:
•Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.
•Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good.
•Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability.
•Strive to achieve results as an organization.
•Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.
•Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success.
•Create an environment where people can engage at all levels.
•Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
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