Product Quality Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics. FTS has an opportunity for a Product Quality Systems Engineer in Springfield, VA. The Product Quality Systems Engineer provides Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) services focused on Mission Processing, Product Quality, and Systems Engineering. Responsibilities Support product quality evaluation and product delivery on multiple technical programs
Provide technical leadership by evaluating and recommending courses of action on activities impacting mission data processing and dissemination, infrastructure systems engineering, full mission systems lifecycle (from concept development, enterprise requirements definition, integration and test, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning)
Enable successful testing by implementing test plans, supporting test status meetings, facilitating test readiness and/or checkpoint reviews, assess and provide comments on system discrepancy as part of operational transition activities
Identify risk/issues and process improvements to enable product quality improvements that enhance efficiencies, accuracy, and usability of GEOINT products for the user community
Evaluate mission architectures, propose changes to technology insertions that improve utility of multi-intelligence data across multiple missions
Assess software and hardware delivery schedules for the government customer, including coordinating schedule updates across contractor support staff
Identify architecture capability gaps and customer needs to support ICD level strategic planning
Conduct trade studies, produce technical documents, reports and presentations for customers
Required Skills/Qualifications TS/SCI with polygraph
BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
9+ years' relevant experience
Experience with GEOINT product cycle, products, and libraries
Familiar with mission systems and systems engineering processes
Experience with project management supporting the delivery, integration, and transition of mission systems and/or mission applications
Ability to work independently to support multiple government customers and large, complex projects to address organization's needs
Self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements without supervision; readily defines solutions for broad, abstract topics
Polished communicator (written/verbal), impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment; comfortable briefing or communicating with senior government managers
Master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders consensus builder
Experience with Jira, Confluence
Desired Skills/Qualifications Real-time operations experience as a spacecraft operator or spacecraft engineer, familiar with space operations/policies
Familiar with Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and associated tools, Agile development, cloud technologies
FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - vets/disabled.