What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Missile Defense System Requirements Engineer position at Canvas Inc?
Alexandria, VA, USA | Full Time
Job Title : Senior Missile Defense System Requirements Engineer
Location : Alexandria, VA - Fort Belvoir, VA (Hybrid)
Canvas is looking for a talented Senior Missile Defense System Requirements Engineer in the National Capital Region to join our team! In this role you will get to support the implementation and execution of a disciplined systems engineering process to produce System-level technical documents necessary to establish the basis for MDA Program Office subsystem engineering and their programs of record.
Duties :
Duties will include, but are not limited to :
Provide support to the development, management, and planning for current and future missile defense capabilities.
Support MDAs Program and Budget Review, Presidential Budget, and Program Objectives Memorandum process for missile defense planning and budgeting.
Provide review, analysis, and recommendations on the development and addition of functional requirements, variances, and / or changes.
Provide quality checks on analysis, documents, and presentations.
Requirements :
Master's degree in a STEM field.
- Experience may be substituted for education with customer approval.
12 years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program.
Experience in the development, management, and planning for current and future capabilities as they relates to missile defense, specifically related to the functional portion of the system.
Experience in Program Budget Reviews and the establishment of inputs to the Presidential Budget government Program Objectives Memorandum process.
Experience in reviewing, analyzing, and providing recommendations on the development, addition, variances, and changes to functional requirement as well as providing quality checks on technical documentation and products.
Senior-level experience in document development, presentations, change requests, and other engineering products.
Experience with interacting and supporting high level government customers (Senior NH-4 director-level and above)Understanding of Industry / DoD engineering best practices, complemented with mature communication skills.
Security Clearance :
Desired Experience :
Previous MDA experience.
Knowledge of MDA systems engineering processes.
Knowledge of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missile defense fundamentals.
Verbal and written skills.
Ability to lead and collaborative with others
Other Essential Job Functions :
About Us
Founded in 2007, Canvas connects a passion for going beyond the expected with the knowledge and expertise to deliver what our clients need now and in the future. Canvas has been recognized as a Great Place to Work Certified ™, Fortune Best Small Workplace ™, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials ™ (2022), Best Place for Working Parents (2022 & 2023), HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Awardee (2021 & 2022), Best Places to Work Awardee, 2019 Government Contracting - Technology Business of the Year, and Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year (2018) by the Huntsville / Madison Chamber of Commerce.
Benefits of Working with Canvas
To reflect our company culture, Canvas offers an exciting array of benefits that makes up our employees' total rewards package. Those benefits may include :
Competitive Wages
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance
Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
11 Paid Federal Holidays
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) retirement plan with company match and 100% immediate vesting
Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Spot Awards for exemplary individual performance
Discretionary performance-based bonuses
And many more!
Canvas is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Canvas is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities.
Canvas has equal employment opportunities that are based upon a candidate's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO / AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit our Careers page. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.
Canvas is committed to expanding access to employment for people with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, and your disability prevents you from applying, please advise what reasonable accommodation Canvas can provide to assist you in applying for one of our open positions. You may contact us by sending an email to talent@canvas-inc.com (teamtalent@canvas-inc.com) .
Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation for applying for a specific posted position will be responded to. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis. Please be aware, scammers may try to impersonate our company by reaching out regarding job opportunities. We will never ask you for bank account information, checks, or other sensitive information as part of our hiring process. If you're unsure, please email talent@canvas-inc.com (teamtalent@canvas-inc.com) with questions.
For further information on Canvas including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website.
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