Description
Principal Systems Engineer
**$102.54/hour**
**AT LEAST AN INTERIM SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION**
*100% onsite in Tewksbury, MA*
Kelly Government Solutions is hiring for a principal systems engineer on a Department of Defense contract with our customer in Tewksbury, MA. This is a contract assignment that should last approximately one year and could be extended.
Job Description:
At our customer, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in their values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Their team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.
What You Will Do:
- Lead integration and test planning/execution, executing verification/validation events, and perform analysis to identify and resolve technical observations
- Participate in system performance assessments and validation testing to ensure compliance with requirements and specifications
- Execute integration plans and testing activities according to defined tasks milestones/schedules
- Integrate and test system software builds for supporting integration, verification, and test activities
- Collaborate with cross-program leads/stakeholders to generate test approaches, ensure test setup readiness, and participate in key processes (peer, gate, and test readiness reviews)
- Confirm test and evaluation processes are conducted according to established procedures for software and hardware and ensure compliance with Department of Defense technology release and export licensing policies
- Willingness to do local and non-local travel including experience with domestic and foreign military sales products
- Expected travel is 10%
Required:
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
- Experience with a program language i.e (MATLAB, Python, Perl, C/C++, Linux, and/or Unix)
- Experience with systems engineering, integration, networking, verification, validation and/or testing
Preferred:
- Experience using test equipment, software installations, and integrating or regression testing systems with certifications in CompTIA Network+ and or CompTIA Security+
- Experience with MATLAB, Linux Operating Systems (Linux Red Hat), Unix, Perl, C/C++, and Shell scripting for performing integration, verification and test analysis, integrating and configuring electronics/network routers, and installing/debugging software
- Experience with creating integration test procedures, test plans, test scripts, developing and maintaining configuration control documentation, and navigating through test setup schematics
- Experience with agile and DevSecOps processes, implement (or maintain) agile methodologies, participating in daily team standup meetings, sprint reviews, program Increment (PI) Planning meetings, retrospectives, and agile tooling such as JIRA and Confluence, and support execution of the team's backlog including performance analysis and issue investigation
- Strong individual integration skills, knowledge of system algorithms, signal processing concepts, and determining system performance within a team environment
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Visit https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
What happens next:
Once you apply, you'll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don't worry – even if this position doesn't work out, you're still in our network. That means our team of expert recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.
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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Government Solutions?
Looking to connect with premier government agencies or the top 25 federal government contractors? Kelly Government Solutions partners with these organizations to create expert talent solutions that solve the world's most critical challenges. We offer a variety of full-time, project (SOW), seasonal, and surge support opportunities in science, engineering, technology, professional, and administrative support roles. Our experts will connect you to the opportunity that fits your schedule and interests and handle the details of transferring and processing all levels of security clearances. It's just another way we make the job search work for you.About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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