Senior Systems Engineer bei JRAD

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a vital role in the areas of engineering and analysis, requirements development, and planning. You will work collaboratively with a team to provide Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) support in the development of requirements artifacts for current and future TSA equipment. Utilizing your Explosive Detection System (EDS) expertise, you will provide analysis and planning support related to threat detection requirements.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Candidate will support the TSA's Acquisition Program Management (APM), Program Executive Office (PEO) Property Screening – Electronic Baggage Screening Program (EBSP).
• The candidate will provide expert engineering and analysis support contributing to the development of requirements artifacts, to include Mission Needs Statements (MNS), Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Operational Requirements Document (ORD), Functional Requirements Document (FRD), System Requirements Document (SRD), and associated interface documentation for current and future transportation security equipment.
• The candidate will provide expert analysis and planning support tied to the development of progressive threat detection requirements and associated equipment performance.
• Position includes a telework or fully remote option; however, preference will be given to local (Springfield, VA or Atlantic City, NJ) candidates.
• Other TSA engineering needs as determined.

Required Skills and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree is required in mechanical, electrical, systems, software or computer engineering, chemistry, or other related discipline.
• Minimum of twenty years of relevant experience.
• Experience in engineering analysis.
• Experience in test and evaluation.
• Experience in explosive and chemical threat analysis.
• Knowledge of the Acquisition Life Cycle Framework for translating user requirements, mission needs and gaps into functional and system level requirements.
• Knowledge of the SELC, systems development methodology, and project management.
• Experience with DHS or DoD acquisition policy and directives, to include the system engineering life cycle, for the development of operational requirements and writing functional and technical requirements documents.
• Candidate must have EDS engineering knowledge, expertise and experience tied to:
  • Understanding of progressive detection standards and EDS performance against the different detection standards, evaluation of density and effective atomic number images and their relationship to the detection process.
  • Threat detection (explosive and PI) algorithms, methods, and implementation techniques.
  • Review of engineering change requests, including evaluation of OEM data, validation process of the data, and ability to perform comparison between existing specifications and proposed changes.
  • End of Life considerations, planning, and processes.
  • EDS configuration management.

Security Clearance:

• Be able to pass DHS suitability screening or DHS financial responsibility standards.
• Have or be eligible to receive a Secret security clearance. Existing Secret Clearance is a plus.

When you work for JRAD you will never be just a number. We put people before profits!  

JRAD is committed to the health and well-being of its employees. We offer more paid time off than the average company upon hire and the following benefits are available to all full-time

employees:  

• Health Insurance  

• Dental Insurance  

• Vision Insurance  

• Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance  

• Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts for unreimbursed medical & dependent day care  

• Disability Insurance  

• 401K Plan  

• Tuition Reimbursement  

JRAD is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The JRAD salary range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are many factors considered when determining the compensation provided in an offer. These factors include, but are not limited to position responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and contract terms and conditions.

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