Platform Systems Engineer, Associate Principal

About the role

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through strategic solutions in Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering activities across requirements analysis, functional analysis, architecture development, design integration, verification, validation, and lifecycle support.
• Apply Model Based Systems Engineering methodologies to support the development, analysis, and communication of system designs and technical baselines.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze system models using Cameo in support of complex program requirements and architectures.
• Translate customer, mission, operational, and technical requirements into system-level engineering products and model elements.
• Support development and maintenance of system architectures, operational concepts, use cases, interface definitions, and requirement traceability.
• Ensure consistency and traceability among requirements, architecture products, design elements, interfaces, and verification artifacts.
• Participate in system decomposition, allocation of requirements, and definition of subsystem interactions and dependencies.
• Support technical baseline management, configuration control, and change impact analysis.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, and operational considerations into system designs.
• Support development of engineering documentation, technical plans, model artifacts, interface control documentation, and verification materials.
• Participate in technical reviews, design reviews, working groups, and customer engagements.
• Support system integration, verification, validation, transition, and sustainment activities.
• Provide technical guidance and systems engineering insight to support risk management, trade studies, and engineering decision-making.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methods, and model governance practices.

Requirements

• Top Secret eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience serving as a Systems Engineer (additional experience will be considered in lieu of degree).
• Experience in the use of Cameo.

Schedule

This hybrid position requires 3 days of work in the office and 2 days remote per week.

Pay

The salary range for this position is USD $116,200.00/Yr. – USD $194,000.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law.

Benefits

AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides a comprehensive benefits program including:

• Healthcare benefits
• Paid leave
• Retirement plans
• Insurance programs
• Education and training assistance