AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Software Engineer

• Designs, develops, and constructs major units, devices, or equipment
• Conducts tests or experiments
• Analyzes results and redesigns or modifies equipment to improve performance and reports results
• Capable of performing non-routine and complex assignments involving responsibility for planning and conducting a complete project of relatively limited scope or a portion of a larger and more diverse project, selects and adapts plans, techniques, designs, or layouts, contacts personnel in related activities to resolve problems and coordinate the work, reviews, analyzes, and integrates the technical work of others.
• Analyze drawings or equipment to determine adequacy of drawings and design
• Plans or assists in planning tests to evaluate equipment performance.

Engineering Technician V

Analyst

• Document and edit acquisition and engineering documentation required throughout the DHS Acquisition Lifecycle Framework (ALF) and Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC).
• Draft, revise, and finalize key program documents such as Mission Need Statements (MNS), Capability Development Plans (CDP), Analysis of Alternatives (AOA/AA) Study Plans, Operational Requirements Documents (ORD), and Acquisition Program Baselines (APB).
• Develop and maintain Integrated Logistics Support Plans (ILSP), Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), Systems Engineering Plans, Risk Management Plans, and related technical artifacts.
• Prepare SELC artifacts, tailoring plans, and technical review documentation as required for each phase and technical review (e.g., Initial Technical Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review).
• Coordinate with program managers, systems engineers, and subject matter experts to collect, synthesize, and accurately present technical, cost, and schedule information.
• Analyze broadly stated project requirements and, through research and meeting with stakeholders, provide recommendations for improving key performance parameters, key system attributes, and additional requirements.
• Ensure all written materials comply with DHS and CBP acquisition policy, standards, terminology, and formatting requirements.
• Translate complex technical and programmatic data into clear, concise, and actionable documentation for executive, technical, and regulatory review.
• Track and manage revisions to documentation throughout all lifecycle phases, and support configuration management and version control of program documents.
• Collaborate and provide input to technical review completion letters and summary-level exit criteria documentation in line with SELC requirements.
• Support the preparation and submission of required documentation packages for Acquisition Decision Events (ADE-1, ADE-2A, ADE-2C, ADE-3, etc.).
• Review and ensure all documents adhere to DHS and CBP privacy, records management, cybersecurity, and accessibility (Section 508) compliance requirements.
• Assist in tailoring paths for program documentation based on ALF/SELC guidance, including Incremental Software Development and COTS/NDI and Commercial Services Opening Pilot programs.
• Maintain awareness of updates to DHS and CBP acquisition, engineering, and documentation guidance and ensure compliance with latest best practices.

Acquisition Analyst, Associate Principal

Engineer

Lead and conduct capability analysis planning, mission analysis, and identification of capability gaps and solution approaches in accordance with engineering lifecycle guidance.
Develop system context diagrams, concepts of operations, operational requirements, and conduct Analysis of Alternatives.
Develop and manage technical baselines (Operational, Functional, Allocated, Developmental, and Production) and ensure traceability of requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Participate in and prepare for engineering lifecycle technical reviews to assess program readiness and technical rigor.
Facilitate system functional and physical design efforts, including the decomposition of high-level operational requirements into functional and non-functional requirements.
Support system integration, verification, and validation by devising test strategies, preparing Test and Evaluation Master Plans, and ensuring system requirements are testable, complete, and validated.
Implement and monitor technical management processes, such as requirements engineering, technical risk management, configuration and change management, and interface management.
Assess technology and manufacturing readiness through Technology Readiness Assessments and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, documenting technical risks, and supporting risk mitigation planning.
Develop or contribute to programmatic documentation including Systems Engineering Plans, Program Protection Plans, Data Management Plans, Configuration Management Plans, and other SELC artifacts.
Ensure compliance with enterprise and statutory requirements such as cybersecurity, privacy, Section 508 accessibility, records management, and adherence to DHS enterprise architecture standards throughout all SELC activities.