Senior Systems Engineer

Applied Research Solutions has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer in support of Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics’ (SOF AT&L) Program Executive Office for Tactical Information Systems (PEO-TIS) Integrated Sensor Systems. PEO-TIS is composed of a team of relentless acquisition professionals who consistently team with government and industry partners to rapidly develop and field state-of-the-art sensors, C2, and specialized communication systems that enable the Nation’s SOF Warfighters to win.

Why Work with us? 

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.  

Responsibilities Include:

• Evaluates and recommends programs and development plans, utilizing a professional knowledge of multi-discipline engineering.
• Works with organizational managers, budget personnel, and engineering authorities to develop and gain approval for proposed projects.
• Supports technical evaluation elements of market surveys conducted in conjunction with assigned projects and programs.
• Provides technical consultation involving applicable test engineering technology; determines test requirements and overall objectives; prepare test plans to meet the requirement of the project.
• Supports improvement and modernization, advanced strategic planning, marketing, and technical symposia; supports management of the organization's direct and reimbursable budget and verification of test program funds.
• Directs and coordinates engineering and maintenance programs and informs development of criteria for specialized critical system design.
• Plans, develops, and implements procedures for review of acquisition programs and military engineering programs; directs engineering sufficiency review of these programs until turnover.
• Provides decision support inputs for approval of plans, specification, cost estimates, design calculations, schedules, cost proposals, and engineering studies.
• Applies advanced tools to document and analyze the results of critical, complex activities, and tasks.
• Plans, executes, and documents surveillance of design, development, and production efforts on behalf of government counterparts, using performance indicators identified in applicable engineering surveillance processes.
• Provides significant, expert-level support to government counterparts regarding the adequacy and clarity of agency engineering and analysis processes based on daily application of the processes and agency reporting requirements.
• Completes advanced engineering demand tasks such as reviewing engineering change proposals, requests for waivers and deviations, and nonconforming materials.
• Supports contract modification and makes technical recommendations for change order approval.
• Provides expert level inputs for status briefings to leadership, outlining assigned programs, projects, problems, and recommended resolution.
• Analyzes trends in performance indicators to assist government counterparts with managing-Agency level performance indicators, recommending corrective action, establishing lessons learned, and influencing the improvement of processes.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/ Technical Experience Requirements:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen 
Clearance: TS w/SCI eligibility
Certifications: Advanced (formerly Level III) DAWIA Equivalency in the Engineering Management field

Education: Master's Degree
Years of Experience: Minimum of 10 years experience in Systems Engineering supporting DoD acquisition activities 

Additional Experience: 3 years of DoD experience in any of the following areas:

• • • Military Communications
    • Signals Intelligence
    • Information Technology  
  • Working knowledge of the Defense Acquisition Sys