Data Engineering Systems Engineering Scientist

Purpose

The Space and Geophysics Laboratory (SGL) delivers capabilities to government customers for varied applications, from real-time data-intensive network operations to standalone remote field systems.  These systems ingest, process, and archive large volumes of GNSS observation and navigation data.

We are seeking a systems engineer with data engineering expertise to join a growing team of engineers and scientists developing new capabilities for government sponsors and partners, in support of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) such as GPS.

As a key member of a team of engineers, you will be responsible for eliciting systems scope from stakeholders, guiding the development of requirements, translating requirements into systems designs, guiding the decomposition of those systems into components of actionable units of work, and advising all stakeholders throughout the life-cycle, from systems definition to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Elicit systems scope and requirements from stakeholders for use in systems designs, with emphasis on data acquisition, processing, and retention

• Develop and evaluate systems design, including data models, pipelines, storage, components, interactions, and interfaces

• Communicate work process, products, and results, including documentation, written reports, and briefs presented to stakeholders

• Participate in Agile process, backlog management, and project decomposition into components and actionable units of work

• Coordinate with and provide support to stakeholders throughout the life-cycle of the systems definition, design, implementation, integration, and deployment

• Perform engineering estimates, guide project schedules, and identify dependencies

• Conduct engineering evaluations, such as trade studies, reliability analysis, functional analysis, and risk analysis assessments

• Mentoring of staff including junior engineering staff, technicians, and students

• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher, in science, applied science, or engineering.

• Three years of relevant professional work experience developing systems requirements and systems designs

• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, evaluate, and support the development of large and complex systems

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to communicate technical detail to staff and stakeholders of varying backgrounds and experiences.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and collaboratively, with a strong commitment to contribution and enabling the entire team.

US Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in systems engineering, engineering management, engineering mechanics, operations research, industrial engineering, or related field

• Five years of relevant professional work experience developing systems requirements and systems designs

• Immediate or previous eligibility to classified information

• Relevant professional work experience designing and operating data pipelines for high-volume, real-time or near-real-time data streams

• Experience with data engineering technologies such as streaming/messaging systems (e.g. Pulsar), batch and stream processing frameworks, relational and time-series databases, and object storage

• Experience with the design of data acquisition and ingestion architectures, including TCP/IP networking

• Work experience specific to GNSS observation and navigation data

• Demonstrated experience participating in an Agile project management using Jira or similar Agile management tools

• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools and techniques (experience with Structurizr is a plus)

• Demonstrated experience in software development us