Systems Engineering - Military veterans preferred

Description

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The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.

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We are seeking a talented and energetic candidate to work with the best and brightest employees around the country in creating innovative all-encompassing solutions for our programs.  You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment, enjoy flexible work arrangements, and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth. In this role, you will gain many intangible skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner, as well as solve complex problems using available tools.

The NISC IV program at Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer to directly support the Federal Aviation Administration Regional Office in Anchorage, AK.  The ideal candidate will support the FAA Visual Weather Observation Program (VWOS).  

Primary Tasks will be to:

• Provide a comprehensive review and analysis of all aspects of system development including but not limited to mission needs assessment, system design, site selections, planning, deployment, site troubleshooting, and verification of system performance. 
• Develop and test system design options, improvements, including documentation and test reporting Developing and documenting program level documentation, system specifications, system and program reporting for management and all stakeholders.
• Understand the environmental and logistical challenges of different sites across Alaska, Hawaii, and Lower 48.
• Able to work with remote team members and provide timely, clear instruction.  This will require an in-depth understanding of system infrastructure.

Position approximately requires 10-20% travel.

For additional information: https://weathercams.faa.gov

Required Qualifications: 

• 4 years of experience in Systems Engineering.
• Bachelor degree with 4 years relevant experience OR Masters with 2 years of relevant experience.  Additional years of relevant experience (8 or more years)  will be considered/maybe accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Have the ability OR skill to perform problem solving OR demonstrate system thinking. Strong verbal and written technical communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with government, vendors, and other stakeholders for problem resolution.
• Experience with monitoring systems. Alaska remote technical and engineering experience with Weather Camera OR similar systems.
• Be willing and able to climb towers up to 60 feet.
• Experience and willingness to travel to remote Alaska sites and work in rugged conditions any time of year. Also potential for traveling to Hawaii sites and Lower 48.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance Suitability (To be eligible for Public Trust Security Clearance, one must be either a U.S. Citizen OR a U.S. Permanent Resident/Green Card holder who has resided in the U.S.A for the past 3 years of the past 5 years consecutively with no breaks).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Tower Climbing and Rescue Climbing Certifications highly desired.
• Experience leading a team.
• Project management experience.

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Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.