Research and Development Engineer 4 - Herndon, VA

Summary

You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team to improve technical security systems. Responsibilities include developing System Requirement Documents (SRDs), Statements of Work (SOW), System Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT), and interfacing with different technical performers o ensure products are delivered within budget and on-schedule. Individual must be familiar with program development, execution, and funding from Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 1 through 9. You will be communicating designs and solutions to the entire technical program team and to end-customer stakeholders. You will work closely with stakeholders to gather technical requirements, architect solutions, and execute on deliverables.

Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:

• Assist with the analysis, evaluation, engineering, and implementation of system improvements, optimization, and deployments.
• Develop and implement technology and solution roadmaps to meet customer strategic goals and mission priorities.
• Develop and implement designs for large, complex multi-site data center infrastructure and virtualized environment solutions.
• Document designs, and changes to data center infrastructure environments including physical/logical drawings, engineering design plans, implementation plans, transition plans, test plans, and failover plans.
• Implement, test, and operate large complex data center and virtualized compute, storage, and network environments.
• Research, prototype, and develop emerging technologies by working closely with industry partners and OEMs to implement the latest and best-in-bread capabilities to meet the customers emerging needs.

Position / Candidate Requirements .

• Education: Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a Related Engineering Discipline.
• Bachelor's Degree and 7+ Years of progressive experience.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain an Active DoD TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance level is required
• Experience as a Research Lead, Task Lead, or Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead for Government Programs.
• Ability to derive system requirements and develop new R&D proposals.
• Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills with the ability and experience communicating directly with executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with developing cost estimates and work breakdown structures for the design and implementation of complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience performing technical cross-training/coaching of junior colleagues
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio Skills is a plus.

Desired / Advantageous Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or STEM-related field
• Experience as a Program Manager (PM), Chief Engineer, Or Systems Engineer of Government programs.
• Experience in the Physical, Technical, and/or Information Security field
• Experience in Technical Surveillance and Countermeasures (TSCM)

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.