Chief System Architect

Company: Leidos
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: March 27, 2020

Job Description:

Description Job Description Leidos currently has a dynamic opportunity for a Chief System Architect at our Huntsville, AL location. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the Unmanned Aircraft System Ground Control Station efforts. The Chief System Architect will be responsible for constructing and managing an open system management plan, overseeing the implementation of complex data models, and managing multiple geographically separated system, safety, test, cyber, and software development teams. The Chief System Architect will be required to have an expertise leading hardware software integration, systems engineering, and networking activities to deliver a quality system that meets or exceeds customer expectations. Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to Lead team in creating the Open Systems Management Plan. Update existing Leidos System Engineering Management Plan. Oversee traceability between modeling activities, and high-level low-level requirements. Utilize USG provided reference architecture to create new or existing complex computer systems utilizing DO-178C, FACE 3.0, UCS 3.4, COE 3, and FoS Block II IOPs. In conjunction with the Chief Engineer, provide direction to the system engineering team for systems specifications, inputoutput processes, and working parameters for software compatibility and maintenance of UASGCSv4 software solution. Ensure documentation submissions abide by contract deliverables, to include DO-178C processes. Identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies. Develop and recommend corrective actions. Participate in alternative analysis, planning, definition, high-level, and low-level design of the new applications and enhancements to existing applications. Resolve highly complex problems using significant application of technical knowledge, conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation. In conjunction with System Engineering team, allocate requirements to subsystems. Work with the test engineering lead to create a formal system test process that encapsulates all UASGCSv4 testing requirements. Communicate with leadership (internally and client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organizationproject. Coach, educate, and indoctrinate as necessary the development team, the management team, and the client team (stakeholders and users) in processes and procedures needed to achieve project success. Lead execution of the UASGCSv4 effort. Basic Qualifications -Requires a Bachelor's degree and 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 years of prior relevant experience. Large-scale software development and integration experience. Experience with PM-UAS (Program Management-Unmanned Aircraft Systems) requirements. Experience with legacy systems re-engineering or "refactoring". A DoD Secret level of clearance is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret. External Referral Bonus Eligible Potential for Telework No Clearance Level Required Secret Travel Yes, 10 of the time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Shift Day Requisition Category Professional Job Family Systems Engineering Leidos is a Fortune 500Registered information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately 10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com httpwww.Leidos.com . Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here httpswww.leidos.comcareerspay-benefits . Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidosleidos.com mailtospam.leidosleidos.com . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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