Electronic Systems Architect - ELSYS - On Site - Colorado Springs, CO - (Open Rank)

Overview

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

The Electronic Systems Architect with a particular focus on Test, Evaluation, and Training applied to the electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO); this includes building the requirements and roadmaps for testing Electromagnetic (EM) capabilities and training operators who utilize the EM spectrum. The Systems Engineer will be assigned to the Test Engineering (TEN) Division will serve as an on-site liaison to the United States Space Force (USSF) Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) Integrated Program Office (IPO), supporting the planning and requirements development for the National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC) EMSO range and its interconnections between various physical and virtual aspects of OTTI.

Job Purpose

The Electronic Systems Architect designs, develops, and deploys integrated hardware, software, and total electronic system solutions for the organization. This position provides significant technical leadership in the organization through technical team leadership, leading design decisions on major programs, providing recommendations and implementation details about system modules including software, hardware technologies, and deployment requirements. The Electronic Systems Architect has the ability to independently implement or provide technical leadership to any portion of the design process.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop system architectures to deploy complex electronic systems
• Support all phases of program execution, but primarily invest time in the program design and implementation phases
• Perform comparative analysis to similar systems, assessing system strengths and weaknesses
• Research system theory and design concepts and implementation methods to help in determining system functionality, state of the art, and potential weaknesses
• Take ownership of moderate team development while mentoring others
• Author technical reports and presentations for projects of high complexity
• Compile report input from other researchers and prepare final report deliverables
• Serve as the primary author of pertinent white papers and competitive proposals
• Provide technical vision to sponsors

Additional Responsibilities

• Develop roadmaps for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) test and training at the United States Space Force (USSF) Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) Integrated Program Office (IPO)
• Determine needs and methods for integration of OTTI EMSO activities with other physical and synthetic test and training ranges (e.g., orbital, cyber, virtual EM)
• Recommend methodologies and specific infrastructure to perform test and evaluation activities, crewmember training for space warfighting systems, and Joint exercises
• Provide detailed requirements development and decomposition to implement NSTTC EMSO recommendations, down to key performance parameters
• Source and manage GTRI resources to accomplish above responsibilities

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Experience developing system-level requirements
• Experience in test, training, operations, or maintenance of