Primary tasks include, but are not limited to: Provide high-level systems engineering and programmatic expertise to support major systems that have entered into operations and maintenance phases of the system life-cycle; Provide high-level systems engineering and programmatic expertise to support systems/projects from concept through the concept development and acquisition phases of the system life-cycle; Coordinate technical discussions with activities to identify system improvements to include research and development investments; Participate in system working groups and program/project technical status meetings/reviews, developing inputs, documenting procedures, and tracking actions items; Support project management effort to include monitoring project cost, schedule, technical performance, and risk throughout the system life-cycle; Support technical project and systems engineering management including Concept of Operations (CONOPs) generation, requirements development, performance work statements development, and integrated milestone/schedule development; Support contract management efforts to include development of contract documents to enable awards to industry partners; Provide subject matter expertise support to discussion, briefings and document reviews provided to program oversight groups; Travel (5-15%) outside assigned work area. They will possess strong interpersonal and excellent communication (listening, verbal, and written) skills with the ability to forge and nurture close working relationships with project officers and executive-level leaders, and SETA throughout the customer organization, DoD, IC, and industry.