FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.FTS has an opportunity for an Innovation Engineer in Australia.The Innovation Engineer will be part of a Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) team supporting an innovations lab.ResponsibilitiesProvide technical and programmatic support to the government for all lab activitiesProvide subject matter expertise to customer leadership on emerging technologies (including AI) and initiatives related to space systems capabilitiesAdvise customer and enterprise leadership on efficacy of planned lab initiatives (cost, schedule, performance, risk, and opportunities)Advise customer leadership on operational efficiencies, including systematic and innovative allocation of limited resources (e.g., personnel, power, space, and cooling)Represent customer in evaluating impacts to site architecture driven by capability changes and customer decisions; assesses innovative concepts and emerging lab capabilities for potential transition onto operational baselinesRequired Skills/QualificationsMust be a US citizenTS/SCI with polygraphBS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline9+ years' relevant experienceAt least seven (7) years of hands-on systems engineering experience, including preparation of necessary system engineering artifactsDemonstrated expertise across full systems engineering lifecycle and project managementAbility to identify potential engineering opportunities to customer decisionmakersDemonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and effectively interact withExperience gathering and identifying actionable requirements for new capabilitiesFamiliar with DevOps, DevSecOps, Agile development, and AI; Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering and associated toolsPolished communicator (written/verbal); impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment; confident presenting analysis and recommendations to all levels of governmentHands-on JIRA and Confluence experience for intra- and inter-team communicationsExpert user in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio)Desired Skills/QualificationsIT and cybersecurity familiarity, including cloud operations, layered defense, and riskHands-on AI experience, especially model development using large data setsActive cyber certification at DoD 8140 IAT Level 2 (i.e., Security+ CE)Experience developing briefings, analysis, etc. on short deadlines (8 hours or less)Hands-on experience in an R&D environment as a researcherExperience supporting senior executive level government officialsFTS International, LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.#J-18808-Ljbffr