QED Systems, LLC, is currently recruiting a Systems Engineer to join our team at Fort Belvoir, VA to support our Product Manager Force Protection Systems (PM FPS) contract.

The successful candidate will provide scientific oversight and technical knowledge in Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) development.

Duties:

• Provide systems engineering expertise to analyze system concepts, system design and interoperability, providing input to, and analysis of, system architectures for the includes participation in Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (such as System Functional Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, etc.) as well as assist in defining appropriate Entrance and Exit criteria for those reviews.
• Assist the Government with creating, editing, and reviewing technical documentation to include, but not limited to, program plans, acquisition documentation, specifications, manuals, field bulletins, technical guides, and memos.
• Evaluate, define, analyze, and recommend strategies and potential systems to meet force protection threats and integration of emerging technology to augment systems under development.
• Analyze program technical products (Drawing, Reports, Specifications).
• Coordinate program office activities relating to systems engineering with external stakeholders.
• Provide technical advice on integration of emerging capabilities into PM FPS systems.
• Receive and review draft requirements documents (e.g., IDS, CDD, CPD, etc.) from the Combat Developer, assess feasibility of user requirements, review and refine failure definition and scoring criteria for reliability, and provide feedback.
• Support the review and analysis of engineering change proposals and value engineering change proposals.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Configuration Management and Engineering Change Proposal support experience for current PM FPS Programs of Record (PoRs) and Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) pr.
• Engineering support experience for the current PM FPS PoRs and QRCs.

Required Clearance:

• ACTIVE CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Engineering or a related discipline required.
• Five (5) years of applicable systems engineering experience, preferably in a DoD acquisition program office or similar organization required.

Travel:

Less than 10% travel is expected for this position. Travel may include continental United States and outside continental United States locations.

Work Environment:

This position will be co-located with the customer and other contractors in Government office spaces.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands of this position include ability to:

• Be independently mobile.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and customers.
• Withstand prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and computer use.

Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full‐time position, Monday through Friday. Flexibility around core hours.

Additional Information:

Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Assigned tasks may vary, with or without prior notice, to effectively meet client requirements.

Total Compensation:

QED offers a competitive compensation package for full-time employees. Our total compensation package is value-based and negotiable depending upon the candidate’s specific skills and applicable relevant experience.

Benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Matching
• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Professional Growth Opportunities
• Additional Benefits

QED Systems, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

QED Systems, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Disabled/Veteran/Female