Senior Advanced Systems Engineer

Acara Solution is looking for a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer for Our client located in Scottsdale, AZ.

• As a Systems Engineer for the SDA GMI program, you'll be a cross-functional team member responsible for developing and deploying the state-of-the-art ground operational system.
• Performs requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation, and interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements under the supervision of the lead systems engineer.
• Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements.
• Performs customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements, and defines allocations to lower levels (elements and components).
• Performs detailed technical analyses for a subsystem or system elements.
• Develops and evaluates systems, networks, and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications.
• Provide system accreditation/certification evaluation and test support to ensure the system's technical security features (identification, authentication, access control, labeling, and auditing) are considered and function properly.
• Develop system security documentation on both new and fielded information systems.
• Participates in Modeling and Simulation.
• Researches and analyzes data, such as vendor products, COTS components, GFE/CFE, specifications, and manuals, to determine the feasibility of design or application.
• Supports the generation of technical engineering products using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle.
• Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects.
• Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above.
• Creative, innovative responsibilities requiring advanced decision-making skills.
• Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output, and working parameters for hardware or software compatibility.
• Design a complete and complex framework, system, or product.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system design weaknesses.
• Multi-level security domain expertise (and cross-domain).
• Quickly (with a more agile, lightweight approach) decompose requirements to a level that can avoid requirements bloat (and communicate/track impacts).
• People working with related people from Iridium, SDA, Northrup, York, and Lockheed.

• Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering or Science or Engineering or Mathematics.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in designing, coding, or modeling satellite contact planning systems.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in System design, including Use Case and thread-based modeling for SW messaging systems.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in Interface Control Document (ICD) authoring through the system design through the Integration phase of the program.

• Master's Degree.
• Agile experience.
• Satellite communications knowledge.
• Ground to Satellite communication knowledge.
• Ground operations experience.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• People with agile program experience.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• Active Secret DoD Clearance
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a "U.S. Person," as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.