Configuration Manager/Data Manager Specialist

Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, woman-owned defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems.   

Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by:

• delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter
• building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family
• deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task
• collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer
• providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities

If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals. 

Package includes:

• Competitive salary
• 3 weeks paid time off
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Flexible Hours
• Benefits or Cash equivalent
• Training Opportunities
• Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities
• Company Sponsored Social Events

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Brief Job Description:  As a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Digital Engineer with the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Ground Systems Engineering and Integration Support (GSIS) you will play a crucial role in safeguarding national security by ensuring the integrity and robustness of Next-Generation OPIR ground segment systems. You will be at the forefront of Missile Warning and tracking, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence, working to maintain and enhance the superiority of DoD's OPIR capabilities in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain system models using industry-standard tools
• Implement and iterate on model-based systems engineering methodologies for OPIR ground segment systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate subsystem models for OPIR ground system projects
• Employ model-based techniques to enhance the verification and validation process.
• Establish and maintain traceability between system requirements and the model for OPIR ground systems
• Contribute to the development of clear and comprehensive system requirements for the Next-Generation OPIR ground segment
• Work closely with system architects, engineers, and stakeholders to capture and refine system requirements
• Generate documentation for models, ensuring alignment with industry standards and OPIR ground system protocols

Required Skills & Experiences: 

• Bachelor's of Science Degree and/or 8 years of experience in a like discipline
• 3+ years of experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools, such as Sparx EA, MagicDraw or Cameo, DOORS, or IBM Rhapsody
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Experience with the development of technical specifications, ICDs, and integration plans and schedules
• Experience with automation or scripting in JavaScript, Python, or VTL
• Ability to perform multiple systems engineering and program management functions in support of design reviews and requirements verification
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve technical risks and issues, develop technical reports, and collaborate with government and other stakeholders to implement recommended solutions
• Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals

Preferred Skills & Experiences: 

• Master’s degree in a like discipline and/or 8 to 12 years of experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on space-based remote sensing systems, including SBIRS, Next Generation OPIR, FORGE, STSS, HBTSS, DMSP, WSF-M, and EWS
• Experience with OPIR payloads, space-based weather payloads, satellite busses, and satellite subsystems, including propulsion, thermal control, power, attitude control, TT&C, communications, data processing, and structures
• Experience with MATLAB, STK, ModelCenter, or TeamCenter
• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies
• Pssession of strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification
• OMG Certified Systems Model Professional Certification

Additional Requirements: 

• All applicants selected will be subject to a background check and a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.