GPS Software Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

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Job description

LinQuest is seeking a GPS Systems Software Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA. This position is in support of the Navigation and Timing (PNT) Enterprise Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) team. The PNT Enterprise SE&I Team provides engineering, technical analysis and subject matter expertise (SME) support for the Global Positioning System (GPS) supporting the Space Systems Command. The NAVWAR team provides systems engineering and analysis services to include system development, enterprise and system architecture, acquisition, testing, operations and sustainment support for existing and new capabilities. As a member of our GPS SE&I team, you'll work in a high-paced environment with Govt personnel and system developers to ensure GPS remains the gold standard for position, navigation and timing. Major duties of this position include: Responsibilities: Support the GPS Enterprise by helping implement GPS capabilities, requirements, architectures, concepts, designs and technologies in software. The software implementation will help validate, test, and model the current and future GPS architectures
Actively participate as a Subject Matter Expert in the GPS requirements process, Technical Baseline Change Manage Process (TBCMP), to include requirements development, and helping responsible engineers with Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and Adjudication Working Groups (AWG)
Support SE&I team in creating software analysis tools to enable the GPS Systems Engineering team to verify requirements and support GPS enterprise testing. Update and maintain the software tools to develop and update GPS Enterprise test vectors
Update and maintain software tools that implement the Y-code and M-code cryptographic algorithms, validate National Security Agency (NSA) operational key material, and create Test Data Material (TDM) that looks and feels like operational key material
Interact with the Systems Engineering government team, other program government leads, external organizations (e.g. FAA, DOT) and prime contractors to ensure that system requirements and interfaces are consistent and valid across the GPS Enterprise
Create and maintain software that creates the NAVWAR message data for Y-code and M-code and software that supports NAVWAR mission planning
Manage and maintain the traceability within the GPS Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) database between requirements and capabilities
Evaluate and analyze prime contractors plans, schedules, and requirements baselines in order to identify disconnects between programs of recordRequired Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Math, Computer Science or Science
Experience with GPS/PNT required
4+ years of overall experience
Demonstrated experience with developing or evaluating software or writing software scripts
Demonstrated understanding of System Engineering practices, techniques, and procedures
Demonstrated experience working with or for the government on a government Space systems program
Demonstrated experience writing and delivering technical documents and briefings
Extremely motivated individual who is a self-starter and works well in a team environment
Strong interpersonal skills to enable working, interfacing, and interrelating with diverse personnel and dynamic teams
Excellent analytical and organizational skills, specifically attention to detail
Ability to obtain DoD secret clearance is required to be considered for this positionPreferred Experience: Top Secret Clearance
GPS experience is highly desired
Experience with MS Visual Studio C++ and MATLAB
Experience and familiarity working with DoD acquisition organizations
Experience working specifically on a Systems Engineering and Integration contract.
Experience and familiarity working with Space Systems Command
Compensation: Starting salary ranges from $100,000 to $114,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.
Benefits: LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: Qualifications Licenses & Certifications Required Ability to Obtain

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