Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), provider of automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for complex, mission-critical systems in the US Department of Defense (DOD), is seeking a Digital Systems Engineer to be based in our Mount Laurel, NJ or Arlington, VA office.
Overview:
Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), provider of automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for complex defense systems, is currently seeking an experienced Systems Engineer with experience in Digital Twin Engineering to join our dynamic team. The selected Digital Systems Engineer will be responsible to lead digital system integration including software virtualization, hardware emulation, and modeling and simulation components within a US government-owned Integrated Digital Engineering Environment (IDEE).
All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active U.S. Security Clearance.
Responsibilities Include:
Conduct a detailed analysis of existing digital system representations, including softwarevirtualization, hardware emulation, and modeling and simulation components.
Develop a plan to update existing digital system representations andcreate new digital system representations.
Integratethe digital system representations within a government ownedIDEE to support system of systems (SoS) design, development,integration, test, andevaluation.
Work closely with the US government representatives and stakeholders toobtainexistingdigital artifacts and justifythe need for additional digital artifacts based onfidelity requirements.
Development and implementation of a plan to verify and validatetheindividualdigital system representations as well as the integrated SoSenvironment.
Actively assist USgovernment stakeholdersin creation ofdigital representationsofsoftware defined antenna equipmentand integrationwithin the PNT SoS IDEE.
Develop and implement a plan to periodically update and test the digital representations and the integrated SoS environment.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, such asEngineering, Computer Science, InformationTechnology, Mathematics, or equivalent. Master'sdegree in relevant technical discipline, preferred
Minimum of 5 years of technical experience (preferably in defense), including digital system development or integration
Required Skills:
Defense system integration and test experience, with server and/or desktop virtualization
Familiar with Networking basics
Experience with the following technology areas: Docker, Helm, K8s/Kubernetes, Ansible-playbook, and SQL relational databases (at least one of: Postgres, MS-SQL, Oracle)
Proficiency in a Linux operating environment, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Ability to read, write, and debug scripting/programming languages such as Bash, Python, Ruby, Java, C/C++, and JavaScript
Virtualization infrastructure experience with VMware/KVM or similar virtualization tools
Familiarity with Agile development processes
Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred Skills:
Experience with the Unites States Air Force (USAF) Position, Navigation, and Timing(PNT) system, including theResilient Embedded GPS/INS (R-EGI) internal sub-systems andcomponents.
Experience with software defined antenna equipment and other software defineduserequipment
Experience with Radium, Argocd, Rancher, and Keycloak
Experience with software testing, configuration management, and test automation
Familiarity with distributed systems, algorithms, and software design patterns
Proficiency working with different software development tools (Git, SVN, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Nexus, etc.)
Competencies:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail with high level of accuracy and confidentiality
Initiative, reliability, teamwork, and customer service orientation
Strong organization and planning skills
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