System Engineering Manager - Arcfield

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.

Are you looking for an opportunity to manage a team making a difference in the government space?  Do you want to improve products or enhance processes to get ahead of problems rather than waiting for them to occur? What if you could find a management position that leverages your previous technical experience and problem-solving skills?  Our team is looking for you, an experienced Intelligence Community, Subject Matter Expert with strong collaboration and program management skills to provide guidance and support to senior level government directors for ground enterprise solutions in the IC and DoD.

This program provides SETA (Systems Engineering Technical Advisor) & SE&I (Systems Engineering & Integration) services to an IC customer with a focus on acquisition and operations of a complex mission system and supporting IT infrastructure.  The contract support is part of the customer core team focused on all aspects of the systems life cycle including CONOPS development, capturing requirements, working with developers to deliver capability, testing to ensure capabilities meet requirements, transition to operations and operations support.  The program also supports innovations/technology development, provides acquisition and project management support to government program managers and IT information assurance security support.

The selected candidate will manage a team of multi-intelligence SETAs, have frequent client interactions, and support system and mission strategy development across the various ground offices. The candidate will have daily interaction with the customer and supporting contractors and will need to follow customer standards and processes as the program matures through the life cycle. Candidate will interact with multiple Acquisition Offices (AOs) and support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and support to recommendation briefings. Experience and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Works with the Team leads, program managers and acquisition professionals to validate that acquisition strategy will support a technically feasible outcome that meets the customer's needs
• Engaging with Intelligence Community and Mission Partners
• Experience with Mission Partner and Customer Overhead Systems
• Integrate new systems and initiatives in support of customer/mission partner requirements and work directly with our developers and users in operations
• Understand system-to-system interfaces and act as an Integrator
• Ability to assist in preparation of presentations and reports
• Monitor system and segment schedules, recognize dependencies
• Identify risks and opportunities
• Aiding in meeting facilitation and information sessions
• Prior agile development experience
• Candidate will be required to sign and adhere to Non-Disclosure Agreement(s) and (2) Confidential Agreement and Conflict of Interest Certification

Required Qualifications 

• Requires a technical degree: 10 to 12 years with BS/BA or 8 to 10 years with MS/MA or 5 to 7 years with PhD
• Clearance required:  TS/SCI with Poly
• Past manager and mentoring experience
• Familiarity with Integrated Intelligence ground customer, their priorities and functions
• Ability to identify relevant skill sets of potential hires and motivate team members to mission success
• Proven communication skills especially with senior (Lt Colonel, GS15, and above) government officials.
• Ability to communicate ideas, develop future roadmaps and drive integration across teams to consolidated technical approach
• Commitment to recognize, understand, respect and collaborate effectively within various SETA, FFRDC, and Government lines of authority
• Full lifecycle acquisition from source selection to contract closure experience
• Ability to work for specific IC customer and familiarity with that customer’s processes and organization.

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.