Principal Systems Engineer

MetaTech Consulting, Inc (MTC) is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer - AFM Systems Engineer (TS/SCI & FSP) for onsite, full-time work in Laurel, MD with a salary up to $203,500.00. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As an Acquisition Support Systems Engineer on our team, you will provide a broad range of systems engineering support for a customer acquisition program. You will support a government Lead Systems Engineer in the development of requirements over the entire acquisition life cycle, help standardize documentation, and help develop required acquisition milestone decision technical documentation. Responsibilities: Decision tracking, cross thread analysis, configuration management. Conduct traceability between each mission need, Required Performance Metric, mission threads/use cases, and associated FRD specifications. Provide technical inputs to program Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Technology Readiness Assessments, and program Risk Management plans and activities. Ensure consistent implementation of the customers systems engineering plan, along with development of a Test Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP). Establish and maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM. Keep PM informed of cost, schedule, and performance impacts associated with requirements changes and growth. Provide systems engineering support to program milestones such as SSR, SFR, PDR, CDR. Assist in the preparation of Operational Concepts to describe system and user interactions. Support the design, development, and documentation of the program's architecture. Experience Required: Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or other related discipline plus at least 15 years of systems engineering experience. A Master's degree or PhD may be substituted for two years of experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 19 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable. Position requires TS/SCI clearance with (FSP) full scope polygraph. Experience Desired: Strong oral and written communication skills. A broad experience in systems engineering disciplines, system integration, architecture development, and experience supporting a major system acquisition program. A demonstrated ability to work constructively and successfully with diverse stakeholders to resolve mission and technical issues. Self-starter, with high attention to detail, and be proficient with Microsoft Office tools, especially Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project Key words: Systems Engineering, Requirements Analysis, Acquisition Programs, Business Management Processes MetaTech Consulting, Inc.'s EEO policy prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, gender, age, disability, religion, national origin, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. In addition, our company does not tolerate any form of harassment based upon an employee's race, color, gender, age, disability, religion, national origin, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other behavior that interferes with the effectiveness of our work environment. 194500