Sentinel - Thread Support Staff Systems Engineer - 17388

About the role

The Thread Support Staff Systems Engineer (TSSPE) role supports the Physical Security (PS) System Capability Thread for the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program. This role offers a clear path to senior technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject-matter expert and technical lead for the Physical Security thread, possessing end-to-end knowledge of the Sentinel program.
• Execute special projects as required for assigned threads.
• Act as the primary delegate of authority for the thread, overseeing all related systems-engineering products and deliverables, including:
• Partner with program SEIT leadership and the Office of Chief Engineering (OCE) to develop a high-quality technical baseline.
• Brief program leadership, customers, and stakeholders at program and technical reviews.
• Establish and facilitate working-group/coordination sessions to ensure horizontal and vertical thread integration.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the program, customer, and stakeholder communities.
• Mentor junior staff through formal and informal knowledge-transfer activities.
• Define and allocate requirements down to the lowest component level.
• Develop architecture and interface definitions.
• Develop functional flows and CONOPS scenarios.
• Allocate performance budgets, conduct analysis, and manage margins.
• Conduct trade studies.
• Plan verification activities, coordinating required and expected verification products to the appropriate level of detail.
• Execute verification and validation, author requirement-verification reports, and coordinate with customers.
• Ensure solution-definition and design artifacts deliver a compliant realization of the thread capability.
• Develop integration-test plans and procedures.
• Identify risks and opportunities and create execution plans to address them.
• Report and manage Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or master’s degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience.
• US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years. Must have the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• 4 years of experience with ICBM programs (MMIII or Sentinel) or complex aerospace/defense systems.
• 3 years of experience leading teams in a collaborative environment.
• 2 years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining system-performance documentation.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Department of Defense Top Secret clearance (or the ability to obtain it) with SAP approval capability.
• Broad knowledge of complex engineering systems, including standards, configuration management, material review boards, process control, tooling, facilities, and software.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills, demonstrated through high-value customer presentations and the ability to juggle multiple projects with competing priorities.

Skills

• Experience on large-scale, complex system development across multiple program phases: preliminary design, detailed design, integration & test, verification & sell-off, and transition to production.
• Proficiency with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, practices, and methods.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Discretionary Bonus
• Long Term Incentives

Pay

Annual salary range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00

Schedule

Standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.