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Summary:
The Principal Systems Engineer will be responsible for providing comprehensive technical support to integrated product development teams in the development of high performance network communications systems. This will include supporting program execution, strategy development, and business development. This role will include frequent interface with customers, teammates and senior technical staff. Experience with optical networking (SONET/DWDM)or network management system (NMS) techniques is desired.

Your responsibilities will include:
ýýý Providing technical support to ongoing and emerging product development teams.
ýýý Establishing system architecture and supporting analysis and management of requirements on various network communications systems programs.
ýýý Establishing the concept of operations (CONOPS) for various network communications systems.
ýýý Supporting an Integrated Product Team (IPT) responsible for the specification, design, development, integration, verification and validation of complex network communications systems.
ýýý Supporting technical liaison with customer(s) and teammates.
ýýý Exercising mature judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria.
ýýý Supporting Project Engineering / Lead System Engineering responsibilities for key strategic programs with engineering groups.
ýýý Serving as a representative in customer technical interchange meetings in the pursuit of new business development.
ýýý Contributing to the identification of solutions to systems issues with the customer to ensure proper flow down of requirements.
ýýý Participating in system level trade studies.

TS/SCI with CI PolygraphMS in an engineering field, Physics, Computer Science or Applied Mathematics with 3 years experience or BS with minimum 5 years experience.

Equivalent years of directly related experience may be considered in lieu of educational requirements.

The ideal candidate should have experience in some or all of the following areas:
ý Systems Engineering
ý ý Data communications architectures
ý ý Protocol analysis and selection
ý ý TCP/IP programming
ý ý Network management techniques
ý ý Systems performance analysis
ý ý Design verification
ý ý Supportability, test, evaluation

ý Network Management of Wide Area Networks
ý ý Quality of service
ý ý Fault monitoring
ý ý Network administration
ý ý Network security
ý ý Provisioning

ý Computer Network Communications
ý ý LAN/WAN
ý ý Protocols including TCP/IP
ý ý IEEE 802.3z

ý Telecommunications Systems Signal Processing
ý ý SONET/SDH
ý ý OCN

ý System Architecture Design
ý ý Multiplexing of voice, video and data applications
ý ý IP routers & switches
ý ý SONET/SDH
ý ý VOIP
ý ý COTS integration

ý Strong communication and presentation skills
ý Able to travel (~25%)
ý Excellent team player
ý Able to interface with vendors

Requires a TS/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance.

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