Communications Systems Engineer

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Arcfield is looking for a highly skilled Communications Systems Engineer proficient in various communications methods that can move quickly and easily. The successful candidate should be knowledgeable about various communication types and system technologies.

Duties

• Develop well-documented, actionable, measurable, testable, traceable, requirements to identify needs or opportunities, and defined to a level of detail sufficient for system design.
• Support development and allocation of system requirements to system components and maintain traceability between user and component-level system requirements.
• Develop SOWs and associated requirements documents.
• Identify and maintain awareness of systems to support intelligence analysis, obtain and maintain access to such data, and develop/perform queries against those sources.
• Provide initial analysis of communication systems using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, develop analytic judgements such as relevance or vulnerabilities, and prepare briefings/reports documenting the methodology used and the results obtained.
• Develop new communication system design concepts that are consistent with architectural guidance and industry best practices and analyze the cost, schedule, and performance implications of these design concepts.
• Design and support integration of software and hardware components to create communications system for various types: internet technology, computer systems, networking, broadband technology and radio communications.
• Assist with the assessment of development system design and implementation deliverables.
• Discover and forecast communications technologies and products advancing mission capabilities.
• Scout and perform market analysis assessing the potential of new products, support technology transfer and adoption.
• Provide independent assessment of projects regarding technical risk including risk definition, assessment, prioritizing, and mitigation.
• Review technical challenges, propose recommended courses of action and document.
• Provide technical expertise providing detailed understanding of current systems and potential system improvements; may involve modeling, prototyping.
• Apply techniques and methods for technology development and efforts at all stages of the life cycle management process.
• Conduct investigative activities to improve existing products or procedures.
• Provide highly specialized knowledge and expertise to support requirements or issues related to threats and vulnerability, policy and regulations, intelligence, and optimizing organizational processes and needs.
• Collaborates with developers, fellow engineers, project managers, Sponsors and other stakeholders to understand the requirements and scope of communications.

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• BS 8-10, MS 6-8, PhD 3-5
• Excellent hardware/software knowledge and design aptitude with strong attention to details is required.
• Proven efficacy in system troubleshooting and performing quality control and function tests to gauge performance.
• At least 4 years of experience of communications systems engineering.
• Thorough understanding designing systems with installing, maintaining and troubleshooting the communications equipment in mind.
• Experience developing and maintaining various communication technologies including software, electronics, and equipment.
• Communicate effectively with team members, managers, sponsors and business partners throughout the project lifecycle (project updates, scope changes, challenges, date changes).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

Desired Skills

• Experience in common coding languages such as C, C++ and Python to support the integration of products.

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.