Principal Systems Engineer @ Research Innovations

RII develops cutting-edge software for the government and military. We use agile development practices and user-centered design to create innovative software solutions for complex real-world problems. We’re breaking through the big, slow status quo with transformative technology that fundamentally changes and improves the world.

We are looking for a committed Principal Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team and help solve unique, challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers. Get s#it done.

This position requires a U.S. security clearance or the ability to obtain one. A top-secret security clearance is preferred. This position will require one to be onsite periodically and within a 30 mile distance of Alexandria, VA.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Leading, coaching, evaluating, and mentoring a team of System Engineers
Develop and capture system specifications and related formal and informal documentation to communicate system design concepts
Contribute to developing integration & test plans / procedures / schedules
Contribute to organizing, capturing, and synthesizing concise and comprehensive system design artifacts throughout the development life cycle
Communicate, evolve, and implement systems engineering processes across project teams
Support continuous systems engineering, user experience, and Agile development processes
Provide capabilities to trace and analyze coverage between user and system requirements; system design elements; system implementation; and system test artifacts. Identify, capture and evolve system performance requirements and design guidance to help achieve key performance parameters
Ensure functional and non-functional requirements are understood and satisfied by working closely with the software design and development team during design and development process
Capture system concepts, architectures, high-level, and detail designs by working directly with both software team leads and developers as well as subject matter experts
Contribute to key system execution and monitoring activities to help both understand and achieve desired system performance characteristics
Provide engagement support with external systems providers where necessary to both establish and maintain successful external system connectivity
Collect, organize, synthesize, and capture mission, user, and system requirements from multiple stakeholders to inform a unified product strategy through user-centered design principles and systems engineering best practices
Participate in user engagement sessions with key stakeholders to design, deconflict, prioritize and validate product requirements at varying levels of fidelity
Generate user stories with clear acceptance criteria that trace to the product strategy / roadmap
Support development and validation of low to high-fidelity wireframes by working closely with User Experience (UX) experts in support of product implementation

WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

Performed requirements analysis for complex systems with multiple stakeholders
Decomposed and generated low-level requirements needed for implementation
Documented system and software designs at different levels of abstraction
Collaborated with business, technical, and mission stakeholders to develop the optimal solution to an ill-defined problem
Worked directly with end-users to elicit specified and derived user needs using exceptional communication skills
Worked directly with software development personnel to elicit and capture detailed system design information
Experience with integrating user-centered design principles into rapid software development

EVEN BETTER

Documented RESTful API Interfaces
Experience with API design and documentation best practices
Developed and maintained project and corporate systems engineering processes
Communicate system requirements and design to customers through briefings and presentations
Performed as Project / Technical Lead Identify and reuse existing / emerging technologies
Experience working on DoD/IC-related projects and programs
Experience using Model Based Systems Engineering Approaches, in particular MagicDraw or C4 software architecture modeling approaches
Experience using UML, SysML, or UPDM standards in an MBSE modeling environment
Experience with system / process modeling packages such as ExtendSim, ProModel, or similar
Experience with any of the following frameworks and development tools: React, Spring, Maven, Git, AWS, Azure, Elastic, Hadoop and other big data technologies

At RII, we believe that diversity in our workforce is critical to our success. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. We work to help your intellectual passions and creativity thrive. It’s one of our core values: Let your geek flag fly.

We also offer all employees comprehensive benefits including: flexible work schedules, health insurance coverage, paid time off, 401k with a company match, paid parental leave, access to wellness programs and much more. You get this all from day one, and all paid for by RII.

It’s all part of another of our core values: Stay human. It’s why our comfortable and colorful offices such as our headquarters, include a community game room, pantry, massage chair, and an escape room, among other amenities. It’s why we have community managers and regular community events.

Research Innovations, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability status, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.

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