Sr Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced systems engineering activities including requirements development, traceability, allocation, and validation for complex, multi-domain ISR architectures.
• Drive systems integration across sensors, mission systems, platforms, and networks, ensuring seamless interoperability and mission performance.
• Apply and champion MBSE methodologies to develop digital system architectures, model behaviors, reduce integration timelines, and support rapid reconfiguration for evolving ISR missions.
• Conduct and oversee complex system analyses, including trade studies, CONOPS refinement, performance modeling, and decision analysis that influence engineering direction and customer outcomes.
• Manage technical planning, baseline control, and risk management, ensuring engineering decisions align with program cost, schedule, and performance goals.
• Own major engineering deliverables across the program lifecycle, ensuring technical integrity, quality, and alignment to organizational and customer mission needs.
• Provide deep expertise in architecture and design development, including interface definition, system decomposition, integration planning, and technical monitoring of subsystem performance.
• Serve as a technical leader and integrator, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams, suppliers, and program leadership to maintain system cohesion and mission readiness.
• Mentor and guide engineers at all levels, fostering technical growth, strong engineering discipline, and a high-performance team environment.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively to leadership, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation, identifying opportunities to enhance system performance, reduce integration cost/schedule, and advance the next generation of SNC ISR capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering or related field.
• Expert proficiency with Systems modeling and simulation tools.
• Extensive technical leadership experience in systems engineering.
• Demonstrated knowledge of multiple Engineering principles and practices.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Advanced understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and V&V principles.
• Ability to obtain and maintain United States Top Secret Security Clearance.

We Prefer

• Familiar with real-time operating systems and embedded systems.
• Advanced Experience with requirements management and system modelling tools, such as, Cameo, MATLAB.
• Knowledge of industry standard mechanical design principles, to include, but not limited to, requirements management, MBSE.
• Experience or certification in International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) standards [Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)].
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.
• Experience leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of high impact trade studies.
• Thorough understanding of establishing and tracking key Technical Performance Measurements (TPM).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Agile methodologies and Scrum Master certification.

Essential Functions

• Ability to work on a computer for extended periods.
• Hand/finger dexterity for system modeling and documentation.

Pay

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $130,442.85 - $179,358.93. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%.
• Life insurance.
• 3 weeks paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.

About the Role

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.