Systems Engineer Technical Specialist
Mclean, VA

Job Description

Overview:

Every day at Perspecta, we enable hundreds of thousands of people to take on our nation's most important work. We're a company founded on a diverse set of capabilities and skills, bound together by a single promise: we never stop solving our nation's most complex challenges. Our team of engineers, analysts, developers, investigators, integrators and architects work tirelessly to create innovative solutions. We continually push ourselves-to respond, to adapt, to go further. To look ahead to the changing landscape and develop new and innovative ways to serve our customers.

Perspecta works with U.S. government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health care, and state and local markets. Our high-caliber employees are rewarded in many ways-not only through competitive salaries and benefits packages, but the opportunity to create a meaningful impact in jobs and on projects that matter.

Perspecta's talented and robust workforce-14,000 strong-stands ready to welcome you to the team. Let's make an impact together.

Perspecta is an AA/EEO Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

Responsibilities:

The candidate will be responsible for providing System Integration support to fast-paced operational projects. The candidate will work with senior management, technical project directors, systems engineers, customer stakeholders, mission partners, and development contractors to ensure systems are deployed properly and maintained throughout the mission lifecycle. The candidate must be able to identify integration issues and resolve such issues through TEMs, cross-organizational coordination, and other appropriate methods. The candidate will be responsible for providing input to several organization-wide processes and keeping senior management informed; these inputs could include schedule data, monthly status reports, budget reports and requests, and weekly highlights. The candidate will provide project management support for quick-turnaround projects; to include development of budget plans, project plans, resource plans, logistics, requirements, and architecture design. The candidate must also be comfortable briefing plans and results to the Engineering Review Board (ERB). Additionally, the candidate will support the segment in developing long-term mission roadmaps and projecting long-term budget, resource, and schedule plans.

Qualifications:

Required Skills:

* Must be a team player and possess a strong ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team as well as work independently with minimal supervision
* Working knowledge of digital communications and related IT communications technologies
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively at all levels in an organization.
* Demonstrated ability to quickly ramp up to support the customer's needs, clearly communicate (orally & written) ideas, work autonomously, take the initiative to provide creative alternatives to intractable challenges or systemic problems.
* Demonstrated ability to work with customers providing detailed and unbiased feedback, guidance, and recommendations
* Demonstrated Project Management skills
* Good time management skills; ability to support multiple projects; ability to multitask and manage competing priorities
* Experience with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning and Logistics planning
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Desired Skills:

* Prior customer experience.

Requires 10 to 12 years with BS/BA or 8 to 10 years with MS/MA or 5 to 7 years with PhD.