Job Description

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Chief Engineer

Why This is an Exciting Role:

As a Chief Engineer at Boeing Intelligence & Analytics (BI&A), you will be responsible for:

• Innovating RF signal processing applications
• Providing technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
• Developing comprehensive SOA solutions
• Developing operational views, technical standards views, and system and services views for architectures using applicable Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) standards
• Maintaining knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• Using validated models, simulations, and prototyping to mitigate risk and reduce cost of system development
• Monitoring risks using Earned Value Management (EVM) data
• Developing alternative courses of action, workarounds, and fallback positions with a recommended course of action for each risk and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones
• Developing system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth
• Conducting end-to-end program and end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over the system's lifecycle
• Fully defining software interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics
• Fully defining hardware interfaces in terms of electrical and mechanical characteristics
• Applying and enforcing use of suitable standards to ensure consistency and interoperability of developer hardware and software
• Improvingsystem standard integration strategies based upon rationale for previous decisions that resulted in improved integration performance
• Ensuring effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, both hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system
• Serving as a member of a Configuration Control Board (CCB)
• Participating in Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) efforts, recommending preferred solutions based on selection criteria adjusted for reasonableness and validity of assumptions, technology limitations, environmental impact, and lifecycle costs

Experience and Qualifications:

To be eligible for this demanding position, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following experience and qualifications:

Required Education and Years of Experience:

• Twenty (20) years of experience as a systems engineer in medium-scale (20-100 people) or larger programs or contracts
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
• Expertise with Jira/Confluence or similar project management tools
• Expertise with Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, or similar SysML tools
• Demonstrated leadership in deriving an understanding of stakeholder needs and essential system functions from system requirements

Desired Qualifications:

• INCOSE ASEP or similar systems engineering certification
• Experience developing technical documentation
• Experience developing system architecture and system design documentation

Telework/Remote Availability: Telework/Remote work currently not authorized

Work Location(s): Annapolis Junction, MD

Summary Pay Range:

Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

$190,000 - $240,000

Sign-On Bonus up to $20,000 for eligible/qualified candidates

What Makes BI&A Different:

As a fully owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, BI&A offers an optimal mix of a small company environment with exceptional opportunities supported by a large corporation.

Every day, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics supports global missions by building and delivering intelligence, analytics, and cyber solutions that enable users to advance national security. From hardware and software engineering solutions to analytics that keep this nation safe, we create value that meets users' needs. With vibrant partnerships and innovative approaches, we serve the Intelligence Community through innovation and vision. We have provided our customers with the tools needed to counter evolve global and cyber threats, and to improve wartime decision-making.

• Our talented employees bring software development, systems engineering, and advanced analytics expertise.
• We offer numerous prime contract opportunities with customers headquartered in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as subcontract opportunities that align with our areas of focus and additional opportunities nationwide through our parent company.
• We have current open positions on awarded programs across diverse customer sets and are anticipating upcoming contract awards with a 5-year life cycle and an additional 5 option years.
• Our diverse portfolio allows our employees to move to other projects and teams as they gain further proficiency in their current skill set and learn new skill sets along the way.
• We offer hands-on access to cutting-edge technologies and a culture of technical excellence.

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BI&A is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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