One of our premier clients is looking for a FULL TIME resource is seeking a mid-senior level SOFTWARE ENGINEER to work on-site at their headquarters in FAIRFAX, VA.  The Systems Engineer candidate will perform systems engineering activities to ensure the successful delivery of a new signal and data processing capability. The candidate must have 4+ years of formal software or systems engineering experience in the areas of architectural design, requirements 
decomposition, I&T, and V&V. The candidate must understand client-server architectures and networking techniques and protocols. The Systems Engineer will work in close partnership with software developers across these activities.
Key Responsibilities Include
•  Architectural design of an electronic system or subsystems
•  Requirements analysis and decomposition
•  External and internal interface design and validation
•  Hardware/software, subsystem and system integration
•  Verification and validation (V&V) planning and conduct
•  Specialty engineering such as reliability, availability, maintainability and human systems integration
•  Development of deliverable products and other artifacts
Required
•  BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
•  Four (4) or more years of experience in software or systems engineering activities
Desired
•  MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering
•  GNSS (GPS, Galileo) experience
•  Experience with Linux, C/C++, MATLAB and IBM DOORS
•  Experience in RF communications systems development and test
•  Knowledge of RF communications systems theory with strengths in analog/digital 
modulation/demodulation
•  Knowledge of GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control)
•  Knowledge of real time embedded landing systems
•  Knowledge of signal processing algorithms/techniques
•  Experience working with safety assurance processes and engineers
•  Experience performing failure modes and effects analysis