{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e89dbbf55fb78042f33cd00e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e89dbbf55fb78042f33cd00e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e89dbbf55fb78042f33cd00e","title":"Timing & Synchronization Systems Engineer","description":"Responsibilities Arcfield is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) support for precision timing and synchronization capabilities within complex, mission-critical ground systems.\nIn this role, you will work with Government stakeholders, developers, and industry partners to evaluate timing technologies, assess system architectures, and guide the integration of timing solutions into existing and emerging mission capabilities. The ideal candidate brings technical knowledge of precision timing and synchronization technologies, with the ability to evaluate implementation approaches and provide independent, technically sound recommendations.\nKey Responsibilities Provide systems engineering and technical advisory support for precision timing, synchronization, and time distribution capabilities within mission systems.\nDevelop and evaluate technical requirements for timing accuracy, synchronization, reliability, resiliency, and interoperability.\nAssess timing architectures, technologies, interfaces, and proposed solutions to determine suitability for mission requirements.\nEvaluate technical alternatives, integration approaches, system dependencies, and potential impacts to existing mission architectures.\nSupport design reviews, integration planning, verification and validation, testing, and deployment of timing and synchronization capabilities.\nCoordinate with Government stakeholders, system developers, vendors, and technical teams to identify risks, resolve integration challenges, and support implementation decisions.\nDevelop technical assessments, trade studies, recommendations, and briefings to inform Government engineering and acquisition decisions.\nQualifications Required Qualifications BS 12-15, MS 10-13, PhD 10+\nMust possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.\nSystems engineering experience supporting complex ground systems, mission capabilities, or integrated technical architectures.\nTechnical knowledge of precision timing, network synchronization, time distribution, or related technologies.\nFamiliarity with timing protocols and technologies such as PTP/IEEE 1588, NTP, GNSS, or Synchronous Ethernet.\nExperience developing technical requirements, evaluating system architectures, and assessing integration approaches and implementation alternatives.\nAbility to analyze complex technical issues and communicate recommendations effectively to Government and engineering stakeholders.\nDesired Qualifications Experience evaluating precision timing architectures, network time servers, grandmaster clocks, synchronization management systems, or related timing technologies.\nKnowledge of synchronization performance, timing distribution, redundancy, holdover, and resiliency within distributed systems.\nExperience supporting integration or modernization of timing solutions within Intelligence Community or DoD ground systems.\nFamiliarity with vendor technical evaluations, trade studies, and Government acquisition processes.\nExperience supporting system integration, verification and validation, and deployment of complex mission capabilities.\nEqual Pay Act This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.Min: $146,322.15Max: $254,425.83\nEEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. 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The ideal candidate brings technical knowledge of precision timing and synchronization technologies, with the ability to evaluate implementation approaches and provide independent, technically sound recommendations.\nKey Responsibilities Provide systems engineering and technical advisory support for precision timing, synchronization, and time distribution capabilities within mission systems.\nDevelop and evaluate technical requirements for timing accuracy, synchronization, reliability, resiliency, and interoperability.\nAssess timing architectures, technologies, interfaces, and proposed solutions to determine suitability for mission requirements.\nEvaluate technical alternatives, integration approaches, system dependencies, and potential impacts to existing mission architectures.\nSupport design reviews, integration planning, verification and validation, testing, and deployment of timing and synchronization capabilities.\nCoordinate with Government stakeholders, system developers, vendors, and technical teams to identify risks, resolve integration challenges, and support implementation decisions.\nDevelop technical assessments, trade studies, recommendations, and briefings to inform Government engineering and acquisition decisions.\nQualifications Required Qualifications BS 12-15, MS 10-13, PhD 10+\nMust possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.\nSystems engineering experience supporting complex ground systems, mission capabilities, or integrated technical architectures.\nTechnical knowledge of precision timing, network synchronization, time distribution, or related technologies.\nFamiliarity with timing protocols and technologies such as PTP/IEEE 1588, NTP, GNSS, or Synchronous Ethernet.\nExperience developing technical requirements, evaluating system architectures, and assessing integration approaches and implementation alternatives.\nAbility to analyze complex technical issues and communicate recommendations effectively to Government and engineering stakeholders.\nDesired Qualifications Experience evaluating precision timing architectures, network time servers, grandmaster clocks, synchronization management systems, or related timing technologies.\nKnowledge of synchronization performance, timing distribution, redundancy, holdover, and resiliency within distributed systems.\nExperience supporting integration or modernization of timing solutions within Intelligence Community or DoD ground systems.\nFamiliarity with vendor technical evaluations, trade studies, and Government acquisition processes.\nExperience supporting system integration, verification and validation, and deployment of complex mission capabilities.\nEqual Pay Act This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.Min: $146,322.15Max: $254,425.83\nEEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. 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