Koda Technologies Huntsville , AL 35801
Posted 1 week ago
Systems Architecture Engineer
Company Overview:
KODA is a people-first company. We are a consecutive four-time winner of Huntsville's Best Places to Work Gold Award and recently earned the distinction as a Best Place for Working Parents. Named the #1 fastest-growing company in Alabama in 2021, KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space, and civil space. Our team has expertise in Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering & Integration, Model & Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering.
KODA, a Native American word meaning 'allies', describes us as individuals and as a company. We are allies to our customers and to each other - trust and integrity are critical in all we do. We put our people first, we are driven by the important national-priority missions we support, and we are dedicated to giving back to our community. Team members have a voice in how profit is used in the community; they have donated over $340,000 in the last five years to their favorite charities through our KODA Cares program. We offer highly competitive compensation, a superb benefits package, and a commitment to the professional growth of our team members. Join our people-first company dedicated to solving complex problems on programs and systems of national importance. Learn more at www.kodatech.com.
Position Overview:
KODA Technologies is seeking a Systems Architecture Engineer to advise and provide support to Army PEO Aviation development and acquisition initiatives employing a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). Support efforts in requirements development, functional decomposition, and allocation to hardware, software, operator, and other segments and system components, including the identification of key/critical interfaces with associated data rights strategies. Support the development of system integration plans, procedures, and scenarios used in the conduct of software and hardware system integration testing and perform analysis of integration results to assess system impacts.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide expertise, tools, and a warfighter perspective to support PEO Aviation enterprise, system, and component architecture and MOSA goals
Support real-time embedded safety-critical systems and software development
Champion stakeholder interests related to MBSE, OSA, and FACE implementations, including programs beyond PEO Aviation that directly support PEO Aviation systems
Support the development of a comprehensive OSA for PM AMSA that captures aviation enterprise capabilities that meets MOSA objectives and provides variation necessary to meet platform/product-specific requirements
Direct the development of Component Specification Models (CSMs) for use in program acquisition to include the development of requirements, functional architecture, logical architecture, component behavior, interfaces, and data models with traceability tying together the structural and behavioral aspects with requirements and performance constraints
Perform analysis to verify Component Design Model (CDM) compliance with its associated CSM
Prepare program/project plans, documentation, engineering data & models, project schedules, budgets, and milestones necessary for the overall planning and execution of the assigned program
Develop, review, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning acquisition documents, priorities, schedules, cost estimates, budgets, milestones, and other program matters bearing on project/program assignments
Provide recommendations for the development and implementation of appropriate policy measures to achieve architecture and PM AMSA goals
Identify candidate S&T architecture artifacts and support transition through improvement, maturation, coordination, engagement, and visibility
Develop products and prototypes to facilitate implementation and reduce risk
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors in an engineering or related technical field
5+ years of engineering experience
Experience applying systems engineering processes for the development and documentation of system and test requirements and assessment/verification requirements
Experience with SysML, UML, and DoDAF (via UPDM or UAF)
Experience with real-time safety critical systems
Detail-oriented with solid writing skills
Ability to successfully comprehend and adhere to technical and operational standards/processes
Must be able to effectively interact with Government customers and contractors
Understanding of Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE)
Preferred Qualifications:
Clearance Requirement:
KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.
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