Junior Engineer

We have an opportunity for an Engineer to join our engineering team here in Columbia, Maryland. In this role, the successful candidate will have at least five years of experience developing E/O sensors, communication, and radar systems, which is required. The candidate will have working knowledge in system-level development, requirements definition, analysis, risk mitigation for complex systems used on accredited programs, and experience with verification and validation requirements. Experience generating requirements using Model-Based Systems engineering and DOORS is preferred.

• Responsible for the design, development, testing, and implementation of engineering processes, methods, and products
• Works under supervision and technical oversight on projects or subsystems of a technical nature
• Supports the generation of written documentation in a team environment to include engineering drawings, engineering standards, engineering specifications, technical proposals, test procedures, technical manuals, disclosures, and scientific discoveries
• Works as part of integrated product teams with other cross-functional professional employees in the execution of engineering functions
• Works independently on small to moderately complex projects or assists on large complex projects of a technical nature
• Receives guidance from and interfaces with peers, senior engineers, and other professional employees in the execution of engineering functions
• Defines and analyzes the technical requirements for assigned engineering tasks
• Generates, modifies, and upgrades mathematical models to predict design performance
• Uses commercial and proprietary simulation tools in developing and evaluating designs
• Plans, schedules, and organizes the assignments with guidance
• Acquires information from all relevant sources, including industry and government standards, handbooks, textbooks, and reference manuals
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• Follows industry and internal design guidelines and methodologies
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems
• Support internal and customer design reviews
• Generates reports, white papers, and technical memoranda
• Perform research and analysis of technical issues to develop solutions to meet design objectives
• Works to complete tasks within cost and schedule constraints
• Provide feedback and make recommendations to improve designs, reduce costs, and schedule
• Conduct testing and develop prototypes to validate designs
• Documents the design development
• Support multiple assignments on different design product teams
• Use the infrastructure to accomplish objectives
• Support production, testing, and field operations in improving designs
• Applies scientific principles, tools, and techniques to achieve practical results. Tools are objective, utilizing quantitative or analytical techniques
• Maintain engineering skills consistent with advances in technology
• Ability to understand all levels of requirements, including direct customer negotiation and flow-down
• Ability to work with Design engineering to develop verification and validation requirements
• Experience in developing and owning detailed CDRLs (CONOPS, Initialization, etc.)
• Experience designing, integrating, testing, and operating optical, radar, and RF systems
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.

Experience Requirement: Must have active DOD Secret with the ability to obtain TS.