Overview
On Site
Full Time
Skills
PATROL
Law Enforcement
ARM
Program Management Office
Management
Surveillance
Remote Sensing
SEP
IPT
Request For Proposal
Functional Requirements
RFI
Data Collection
Demonstrations
Evaluation
Market Research
Status Reports
DoD
Acquisition
Systems Engineering
Requirements Analysis
Business Intelligence
Job Details
The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is the mobile, uniformed law enforcement arm of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for securing U.S. borders between ports of entry. The USBP Program Management Office Directorate (PMOD) is responsible for planning, managing and supporting the acquisition and operations of the capabilities, technologies and services needed to accomplish the USBP mission.
As part of an interdisciplinary technical team, the Systems Engineer will apply expertise across a wide range of advanced capabilities such as surveillance platforms, remote sensing, autonomous systems, mobile operations, and field-based communications. The role blends hands-on engineering with field validation, supporting the integration of next-generation technologies into operational use at the tactical edge.
Role and Responsibilities*
Qualifications and Education Requirements*
Additional Notes
As part of an interdisciplinary technical team, the Systems Engineer will apply expertise across a wide range of advanced capabilities such as surveillance platforms, remote sensing, autonomous systems, mobile operations, and field-based communications. The role blends hands-on engineering with field validation, supporting the integration of next-generation technologies into operational use at the tactical edge.
Role and Responsibilities*
- Provide full lifecycle systems engineering support to programs and projects, ushering programs through their acquisition lifecycle from Program of Record (PoR) establishment to program awards, deployment, operation, and sustainment
- Lead or support the development of engineering and project plans including but not limited to the following
- Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) Tailoring Plan
- Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)
- Integrate Master Schedule (IMS)
- Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
- Briefings and artifacts in support of SELC technical review gates
- IPT and work group charters
- Lead or support the development of RFP packages including Statement of Objectives (SOO), Program Work Statements (PWS), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Concept of Operation (CONOPS), and Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs)
- Evaluate contractor submittals including RFI responses, proposals, white papers, technology demonstration plans, and contract deliverables
- Support the planning, execution, data collection, evaluation, and assessment of system acceptance tests, technical demonstrations, and other technology and/or systems evaluation efforts
- Perform technology market research, trade studies, requirements analysis, other engineering investigations, and develop white papers and decision papers as required
- Coordinate and track project activities and status and provide status reporting and recommendations to the customer
Qualifications and Education Requirements*
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering required; Master's degree is a plus.
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in providing full life cycle systems engineering support to large, complex programs
- Familiar with DHS or DoD Acquisition Lifecycle Framework (ALF)
- Familiar with DHS Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) framework
- Experienced in requirements analysis
- Experience in developing engineering plans, trade studies, CONOPS documents, and decision papers
Additional Notes
- Highly Preferred: Active U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) BI
- Ability to travel to support site visits and program reviews
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