Junior Systems Engineer

Position Summary

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)/Directorate of Science and Technology (ST)/Office of Space and Counterspace (SCS) and their mission partners have a need for scientific, engineering, and sustainment services to streamline the development, delivery, integration, and management of SCS’s portfolio of programs. The purpose of this program is to support DIA’s overarching mission of providing timely space intelligence to the warfighter through the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) cycle. By leveraging a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach, this program will consolidate and integrate DIA’s technical collection capabilities to optimize data flow, eliminate service overlaps, evolve with leading-edge capabilities, and realize cost efficiencies to provide strategic informational advantages to the Government.

This position will provide technical and project support of a Systems Engineering team working on current collection sites and defining the next generation of SCS systems. This position supports Systems Engineering & Integration activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment.

  Responsibilities

• Design, plan, coordinate, execute testing and provide terminal operations support on the Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T), Air Force Command Post Terminal (AFCPT), Time Distribution Subsystem Pre Processor (TDSPP), Milstar Messaging System (MMS), Global Broadcast Service (GBS), Ground Multi-band Terminal (GMT), various other systems, subsystems and MILSATCOM devices
• Provide engineering and technician-level support for each of the above systems, including integration, communication circuit troubleshooting, and system-level anomaly resolution
• Identify and isolate software or hardware defects to evaluate/assess system modifications for shortfalls or interoperability issues and provide technical assessments to the client with regards to the modifications
• Author and deliver technical documentation including test plans, test procedures, system configuration diagrams, engineering studies, technical white papers, and test reports

Required Skills/Experience:  

• Motivated to learn and employ DoD/USAF test processes and documentation
• Familiarity working with military or DoD civilian clients and managing professional relationships
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or equivalent technical discipline from an accredited institution
• Must be a motivated, self-starter capable of autonomous on-the-job learning/improvement
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent written, verbal communications and presentation skills
• US Citizenship and current holder of a DoD Top Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain a DIA Special Compartmented Investigation (SCI)    

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Certification (i.e. ASEP, CSEP, ESEP)
• Active SECRET clearance or higher
• Familiarity with DoD/USAF test processes and documentation, preferably with Operational Test (OT) experience supporting a DoD Operational Test Agency or Organization
• Knowledge of DoD system sustainment mission
• Experience in technologies of Electro-Optics, Radar, Infrared, Magnetic, Nuclear, and small form factor sensors
• Experience with ground and airborne systems, such as terminals and networks

Compensation: Starting salary ranges from $145,000 to $161,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits