Systems Engineer 6 - (RF, Linux, Microwave)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 08-8863-SE6
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.

Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.

Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288.

• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
• Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project’s technical design.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue.
• Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation.
• Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project.
• Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.
• Lead contractor systems engineering activities for a project to include supervising the work of the project engineering staff and technicians.
• Approve delivery of work products of multiple Processes Areas defined in the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Independently make decisions regarding engineering issues and methodology for a project.
• Brief stakeholders and present the status on all technical aspects of their project.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in one or more Process Areas defined in the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Approve delivery of work products of all Process Areas defined in the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Plan and develop engineering projects with unique or complex aspects that impact major capabilities of high priority to the enterprise.

Position Required Skills:

• Signals analysis: Digital telecommunications systems to include CEPT, payload data and signals structures
• Processing DMR data using Lopers, and Circuit Raptor
• Experience on processing survey data from recordings in IF to RF, Vita-49, capture of snapshots, processing for data validation using software demods to find signal parameters.
• Cellular communications experience in 2G/3G/4G systems, PIT radios for processing.
• Experience in processing data using DRT, Whistle, Salvage, BSAW
• Experience using DRT for surveys and variety of hardware and signal processing cards
• Operating systems: Experience using communicating and troubleshooting systems using Linux rel 7, rel 8 and rocky 9
• Experience on Data Flow, Niagara Files configuration, troubleshooting NIFI outages.
• RF Engineering
• At least 10 years of experience on microwave systems, microwave collection, proficient on RF testing such as low-noise amplifiers, filters, combiners, bias-tee, integration of antennas, positioners, low-loss cables, RF adapters, knowledge of E-Band.
• At least 10 years of experience on Antennaes and feeds and their performance, characterize gains and VSRW over operational range use of block down-converters
• At least 10 years of experience on testing 6-44Ghz microwave equipment such as receivers, demodulators using Vita-49, SOTF protocols

SE6 Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus twenty (20) years of systems engineering experience

A High School Diploma or GED plus twenty-four (24) years of general systems engineering experience (any Process Area).

A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus eighteen (18) years of systems engineering experience

A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus eighteen (18) years of systems engineering experience.

Note 1 – Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.

Note 2 - Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics.

Salary Range: **$243k-$297k (Annually)

**The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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