Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer Job Description
Lead engineer / systems engineer
provides guidance to a Systems Engineering team to include full Systems Engineering lifecycle processes, from architecture and requirements development through weapons system operations and integration, and their application to missile defense programs.
Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Develop Working with model, software, and hardware-in-the-Loop test methods
Design architectures, to include the software, hardware, and communications needed to support the total requirement provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces
Identify, assess, and present options for meeting the functional and technical requirements, including hardware and software updates or upgrade
Develop software design documents and technology white papers and will be instrumental in selection of development tools
Analyze and define user requirements, procedures, and problems, designs system solutions and specifications that incorporate software, data, and network and hardware requirements
Unix Administration Knowledge is helpful in troubleshooting various application issues
Develop, modify, and maintain system model, verification, and requirements tools
Prepare presentations and reports to clearly communicate opportunities and risks
Develop and improve control system standards and processes
Formulate and define specifications for system applications, shall modify and maintain existing applications using engineering releases and utilities either independently developed or obtained from the manufacturer
Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ITIL, MCSE, CCNP, CCNA, III, INCOSE, II, IAT, VCP, CISSP
Education for Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the lead engineer / systems engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Technical, Mathematics, Physics, Information Systems, Science, Computer Engineering
Skills for Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer
Desired skills for lead engineer / systems engineer include:
Communication protocols
Test driven development concepts
Policies and guidance
Intelligence Community processes
Monitoring
Railroad Operating Practices and Onboard Systems
Python
Engineering issue
Innovative approach to a technical
How to develop a new
Desired experience for lead engineer / systems engineer includes:
Experience with SOA gateways like IBM DataPower, CA Layer7
3 years of experience in Agile and iterative development methodologies
Understanding of web performance tools and methodologies, windows server administration
Knowledge of SSIS packages and data base scripting
Broad exposure to HW/SW/Systems design, and technical depth in engineering disciplines
Must be willing to work out of an office in Waukesha, WI
Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer Examples
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Lead Engineer / Systems Engineer Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a lead engineer / systems engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Lead a small offshore team of support engineers, ensure efficient triaging and prioritization of tasks, documentation of tools and processes, onboarding of new team members
- Supervise activities such as field issues and failures Investigations, root causes analysis and implementation of corrective actions, lesson learned issues and consequently design standards update
- Develop required design documentation, including functional block diagrams, DFMEAs, drawings and instructions for manufacturing and product test requirements
- Develop appropriate documentation required to support product certifications, including FCC, UL, CE, and others as required by market applications
- Provide systems/specialty engineering and technical analyses for assigned USAF acquisition activities to ensure consistent interpretation/application of policy and guidance to meet system/subsystem requirements, to include compliance with OSS&E and life cycle systems engineering requirements
- The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively with internal and external application teams and system stakeholders, provide analysis and resolution for production engineering issues, and technical support for all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Candidate will be part of a dynamic Agile Feature team that is responsible for Quality and Test
- Define system requirements and concept design for the ITCS (Incremental Train Control) system
- Work closely with the customer and project team members to understand operations and translate them into clear product requirements
- Deliver system and subsystem level specification, System level Design, Models, ICDs
Qualifications for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Continuity knowledge with preference to certifications
- Knowledge of the IBM/Rational Suite APIs, especially ccperl, cqperl
- Experience with tools used for requirements flow-down / traceability
- Successful new product introduction experience preferred
- Experienced with design processes and scheduled work
- Recent work experience as a subject matter expert on a major program, project, or activity
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Our company is looking for a lead engineer / systems engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Lead problem-solving activities as necessary for production products or new product development utilizing the appropriate tools, such as fault-tree analysis, 5-why analysis, and fishbone diagrams to get to root cause
- Be the technical contact for key customers and OEM partners as new products are introduced into the marketplace
- Provide clear communications to technical team members and leaders to leaders and managers with less technical background
- Lead a team of peers to develop products that exceed customer expectations
- Identify, write, and prioritize business features in transparent and collaborative manner
- Identify tests and criteria for measuring the efficacy of new and enhanced tools
- Create process, systems, and data diagrams to visualize current and future operations
- Lead change to ensure the adoption of new processes and tools implemented using innovative solutions and lean techniques
- Implement risk management by performing risk management planning (identification/mitigation), technical reviews/assessments and prepare/present results in an effective/timely manner
- Review/Evaluate technical products and provide technical assessments/recommendations as necessary
Qualifications for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Risk Management and mitigation processes
- Prefer experience using application development frameworks such as Spring, Hapi.js, Express.js
- Ability to work closely with, and help facilitate consensus across, a wide range of leaders at the GS-15 and SES levels from over twenty agencies, each with their own particular culture
- In depth knowledge of vehicle functions such as ABS, Cruise Control, PTO, Diagnostics
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems or Computer Science
- Deep understanding of the policy issues relating to intelligence collection in a multi-INT context, experience collaborating across various intelligence functions and disciplines
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead engineer / systems engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Develop, staff and lead engineering and software development teams for program execution
- Deliver a complete integrated, modular end-to-end software and hardware system to customer
- Develop requirements and specifications for hardware and software
- Works with the Senior Systems Engineer(s) to incorporate changes to the standard change control, incident response, and testing processes
- Review documentation associated with the verification and validation of level 5 – 3 requirements and provide comments to the SGSS Systems Manager
- Evaluate and monitor the IC’s systems engineering schedule, provide analysis to the Systems Manager
- Develop and implement program to assess the effectiveness of completed projects
- Manage capital projects and company initiatives as required
- Participate in technical Working Groups and Technical Interchange Meetings
- Evaluate and track system and sub-system issues, risks, and configuration changes
Qualifications for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Experience with CI tools such as Atlassian Bamboo or Jenkins
- Experience with Build Tools such as Ant, Maven, and Gradle
- An understanding of network engineering and security principles
- Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware or Xen
- Ability to participate in 24/7 User/Ops Support is required (carry mobile phone as necessary for after-hours, weekend, and holiday support)
- Ability to write technical reports for review, to write risk assessments as it pertains to product development and to create FMEA “failure modes effects analysis” preferred
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a lead engineer / systems engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Providing highly technical delivery order expertise and technical guidance in solving complex hardware/software engineering problems
- Assist Government program managers in the formulation of strategic goals and objectives and develop implementation plans and activities required to meet those objectives
- Validate and Approve required design documentation, including functional block diagrams, drawings for manufacturing and product test requirements
- Develop methodologies and metrics to ensure proper system development and schedule
- Develop automated processes to ensure excellence in design and development of system
- Systematically research, analyze, engineer, design and document system architecture and designs
- Develop engineering visions, strategies, plans, processes and procedures to ensure proper system development, security, fielding and execution
- Provide thought leadership and day-to-day engineering leadership to development team
- Integrate as a modular component of the larger system-of-systems
- Provide technical leadership and supervision across all airbag systems TRB’s and represent airbag Systems sub-group in Occupant Protection Systems CCB, and other SMT/Safety/Performance organizations’ forums (e.g., SMT Core-PDT’s, PAC committees)
Qualifications for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Excellent communicator with the ability to express self clearly and effectively in writing, over the phone and in person proven grammar, spelling and proofreading abilities
- Able to communicate technical issues to non-technical audiences
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to problem solve, make decisions within guidelines, work independently, set and handle multiple priorities
- Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
- Working knowledge of Server Roles, IIS, Printservers, DHCP, LDAP
- Minimum 5 years of experience doing system engineering
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead engineer / systems engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Support the Product Planning process by assisting in the scoring and sizing of technical components of proposed functionality and the definition of user stories for platform and architecture design and implementation
- Provide support for the adoption and implementation of new technologies into the environment
- Support the development teams in the identification of pragmatic workarounds for implementation challenges that arise and manage the technical debt register
- Define and execute unit, sub-system, and system tests to validate system behavior
- Determining appropriate use of technologies in solving engineering problems
- Provide evaluations/trade studies of new and emerging technologies
- Design and integration of components and systems and subsystems to meet requirements
- Lead program Technical Reviews
- Create product development timelines and track activities to meet delivery and cost commitments
- Make design trade-offs as necessary to ensure the highest level of product performance and quality when considering product cost, manufacturability and available technologies
Qualifications for lead engineer / systems engineer
- Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the United States
- Experience with VMware ESXi, Windows 2008R2/2012R2, Windows 7/10
- COMPTIA Security+ and DoD Secret Clearance required
- Must be able to work under minimal supervision and be able to clearly communicate technical aspects of their job to Managers and customers
- Familiarity with enterprise networking including dial in remote accesses and WAN technologies, client/server application deployment architectures and issues
- Hands on understanding of complex and critical airborne Flight management systems multiple platforms architecture, design, development, software verification methods and tools currently in use versed in industry standards and direction