SimIS Inc.

Senior Field Engineer (DHS)

Suffolk, VA - Full Time

ON SITE

Who We Are: Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. Our performance standard is “excellence,” with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team).

SimIS is currently recruiting for the listed position.

Job Description:
The DHS CBP Program Management Office Directorate (PMOD) serves as the Independent Test Authority (ITA) for CBP acquisition programs and requires comprehensive systems engineering and test and evaluation (T&E) support. SimIS seeks a Senior Field Engineer to serve as a team leader for field operations, providing technical expertise and leadership for technology deployment, site surveys, and field testing activities across the Southwest border. This role requires extensive experience with border security technologies, infrastructure requirements, and the ability to lead technical teams in challenging and remote environments. The Senior Field Engineer coordinates multiple field activities while ensuring safety, quality, and mission success.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field
  • Minimum 8 years of field engineering experience with surveillance or detection systems
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
  • CSEP (Certified Systems Engineering Professional) certification preferred
  • Ability to obtain and maintain DHS suitability background check
  • Proven ability to lead field teams and coordinate complex operations
  • Ability to work in extreme environmental conditions and challenging terrains
  • Extensive travel required to remote border locations
  • 25% travel required
Technical Skills:
  • Expertise in border security technologies (towers, sensors, UAS, detection systems)
  • Experience with site survey procedures and infrastructure assessment
  • Knowledge of power systems, communications links, and system integration
  • Understanding of maintenance procedures and logistics planning
  • Proficiency in technical documentation and field reporting
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead field engineering teams during technology deployment and testing activities
  • Document precise deployment locations and configurations for all systems
  • Conduct detailed site surveys accounting for terrain, environmental factors, and operational requirements
  • Detail specific infrastructure requirements including land utilization, power sources, and communications needs
  • Develop comprehensive maintenance procedures, schedules, and sustainable logistics plans
  • Create detailed interface specifications for integration with CBP situational awareness systems
  • Design standardized site survey procedures for consistent field operations
  • Coordinate field test execution and ensure proper handling of test assets
  • Develop common operating picture specifications to integrate data from all sensor systems
  • Mentor junior field engineers and ensure team safety in challenging environments
  • Support multiple concurrent field activities across diverse border regions
  • Generate field engineering reports and infrastructure requirements documentation
Benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Short-Term Disability (at no cost to you) & Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Flex Spending Accounts  
  • 401(k) Savings Plan  
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Professional Development  
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)  
  • 11 Federal Holidays each year  
SimIS, Inc. is an  EOE / M / F / Disability / VET / Drug Free Employer
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