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Systems Architecture Engineer

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company.We area 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 and Integration, Model and 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 atwww.kodatech.com.

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking aSystems Architecture Engineerto 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 and 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 SandT archi ecture 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:

• Experience applying FACE, RTCA DO-178B/C, and RTCA DO-254
• Understanding of Integrated Modular Avionics (DO-297), ARINC 653, ARINC 661
• Understanding of Hardware Open System Technology (HOST), Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA), C5ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS)
• MBSE experience is helpful

Clearance Requirement:

• Active Secret Clearance

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, contactinfo@kodatech.comto ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://www.applicantpro.com/j/3384753-214202