What are the responsibilities and job description for the SYSTEMS ENGINEER position at Ignite?
Job Description
Ignite is an ISO 9001 : 2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. By design, Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and in every action seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.
Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Systems Engineer to join our team supporting the Targets and Countermeasures Program at the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, AL. This position is expected to be onsite..
Job Requirements
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :
- Work in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment providing technical expertise to assist the Government in the oversight of program acquisition and development activities
- Serve as point of contact for : document reviews, Objective Evidence verification, Entrance and Exit Criteria tailoring for major milestone reviews, status of target systems, process questions, and working groups and boards
- Work with MDA / TC Program Chief Engineers (CE), Chief Product Engineers (CPE) and other propulsion systems team members
- Develop executive briefings, analysis and summaries a needed to support program management, risk management, and other tasks as directed by customer
- Provide “boots on the ground” test and integration assessments of target buildup and report daily to Government Customer and provide Government Customer with hardware closeout recommendations, coordination and updated hardware status
- Provides engineering review of other Long Range Targets Office (TCI) program hardware changes and provide an Engineering assessment of objective evidence products for upcoming Design Review
- Work with Chief Engineers, Program Managers and Product Engineers and Managers to support major Engineering, Technical and Test Reviews while supporting appropriate target and propulsion system technical boards
- Maintain configuration control of briefings, white papers, analysis and program documents
- Identify, analyze, and direct implementation of resolution / mitigation initiatives for programmatic issues bearing on timely and efficient execution of the program
- Proactively identify risks, factors and issues that could affect program execution from a cost, performance, schedule, or political perspective. Develop and coordinate mitigation and resolution plans with internal MDA and external stakeholders, in accordance with MDA and MDA / TC Risk Management guidance / policies
Job Requirements and Qualifications :
Required Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
Security Clearance Requirements :
Must have an active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain one.
Education Requirements :
Other Requirements :
Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain and hold an active Security Clearance
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