Systems Engineer II

JRAD is seeking candidates for an immediate Systems Engineer position supporting the U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC). This position is located in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and is an Off-Site/Telework position.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Performs a wide variety of engineering tasks to a lesser degree than the Level III Systems Engineer; the work requires intermediate application of standard engineering methods, procedures, techniques, criteria, and programs.
• Provides professional engineering support performing tasks that are specific and broad in scope but increasing in complexity; tasks are designed to enable increasing independent accomplishment.
• Assignments are screened for unusual or difficult problems and techniques.
• Receive supervisory oversight on new aspects of assignments.

Required Skills and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering.
• Four (4) or more years of experience in the area of system development and/or developmental/operational testing of Department of Defense systems.
• Five (5) or more years of additional experience gained within the last ten (10) years in the operational effectiveness evaluation of Army and Joint Service systems, subsystems, and components in one (1) or more of the following system commodity areas:
  • Conduct of developmental tests, operational tests, and evaluation methods for Army and Joint Service systems. Experience is defined as activities to include test and evaluation planning, test execution, data collection during test, evaluation of test or modeling data, and development of evaluation analysis plans and reports.
  • Interpretation, application, and integration of Army and Joint Service system acquisition documentation in the development of system acquisition products for test and evaluation. Examples of system acquisition documentation include Department of Defense, Army, and Army Test and Evaluation Command regulations, pamphlets, instructions, and guidance.
  • Executing Office of the Secretary of Defense methodologies and policies related to assessment of Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations and Advanced Technology Demonstrations.
  • Test methods, infrastructure, and capability gaps related to system/program testing and processes.
  • Oral and written communication such as briefings, writing technical papers, etc. Examples include Evaluation Plans, Evaluation Reports, Test Plans (Operational or Developmental), Safety Releases, and Safety Confirmations.
  • Some labor categories may require at least one (1) year of experience in software application testing (at least at black box level) and network communication. Black box functional and system level testing is defined as testing techniques in which the software tester does not have access to the source code itself.

Security Clearance:

• Secret clearance is required.

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/Veterans/Disabled.

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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