Enterprise Link-16 Mission System Architect/Engineer

Company: Softworld Inc
Location: Tempe
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Enterprise Link-16 Mission System Architect/Engineer

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Job Location: Scottsdale AZ 85257

Onsite Requirements:

Link 16 experience
Systems Engineering
Active security clearance


Job Description:

A Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field and is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in engineering or a related technical field plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
Exceptional leadership and communication skills
Recognized as an expert in your field
Ability to ability to anticipate technology, process, and skill needs

What Sets You Apart:

Easily and effectively communicate technical topics to a diverse audience
Ability to create an environment where the impact of technology on the business is clearly recognized
Exceptional aptitude for applying or developing highly advanced technologies, principles, theories and concepts


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Consistent high performer delivering outstanding results
A succession candidate
Extensive ability to oversee multiple functions
Strategic / long term thinker in order to position Client for success in a changing environment
Extensive ability to understand tactical components of the organization while assessing the strategic longer terms needs of the company
Innovative thinker who embraces change as opportunity
Works beyond the bounds of their own organization to collaborate and influence others
Erroneous decisions will result in significant non-compliance, risk to employees and /or the environments within which the client operates
The reputation of the client can be impacted
Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship
Extensive communication skills for interaction with executive leadership on items of significant importance (remediation, risk mgt., regulatory compliance, etc.)
Extensive ability to present in clear and certain terms
Subject matter expert in multiple fields
Involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have company-wide effect

Preferred Experience:

Tactical data network mission system architectures in support of the SDA mission experience, highly preferred
Satellite communications knowledge
Ground to Satellite communication knowledge
Ground operations experience
Performs requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements under supervision of the lead systems engineer
Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements
Performs customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (elements and components)
Performs detailed technical analyses for a subsystem or system elements
Develops and evaluates systems, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications
May provide system accreditation/certification evaluation and test support to ensure all technical security features (e.g., identification, authentication, access control, labeling, and auditing) of the system are considered and function properly
May develop system security documentation on both new and fielded information systems
Participates in Modeling and Simulation
Researches and analyzes data, such as vendor products, COTS components, GFE/CFE, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle
May provide leadership and/or direction to lower level employees
Independently determines proposed approach to solutions
Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects
Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above
Creative, innovative responsibilities requiring advanced decision-making skills
Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Designs a complete and complex framework, system or product
Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
Regular contact with senior levels of internal working groups
Contact with Deputy Program Managers Engineering (DPME) and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams across the company
Coordinating external interfaces and ICDs
Multi-level security domain expertise (and cross-domain)
Quickly (with a more agile light-weight approach) decomposing requirements to a level that can avoid requirements bloat (and communicate/track impacts)
People that may have a working relationship with related people from Iridium, SDA, Northrup, York, and Lockheed
System-level networking person that can face off with the GFE WAN provider and coordinate detailed network design
Someone that can understand what is in scope and what is out of scope and manage that complexity
People with agile program experience



**This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.

Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position**

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