Systems Engineer Senior Staff

About the role

As a Systems Engineer Senior Staff, you will be responsible for developing system requirements and determining verification methods. We are looking for an experienced Systems Engineer with expertise in MBSE, Requirements Development, Verification and Validation, Trade Study Execution, and familiarity with Risk and Opportunity Management to develop the systems architecture and design for a new TS system.

In this role, you will lead and develop the systems architecture and design, communicate that design to stakeholders, and shepherd the design through implementation, test, and validation. You will perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems at all levels, including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.

You will ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. You will perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop system requirements and determine verification methods.
• Lead and develop systems architecture and design for new TS systems.
• Communicate design to stakeholders and guide it through implementation, test, and validation.
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation.
• Conduct cost, risk, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Perform analyses at all system levels: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Translate customer or product requirements into total systems solutions, considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Requirements

• Experience working as a System Architect, specifically in creating, developing, or defining a new system within a program.
• Proficiency in MBSE (SysML and DODAF).
• Experience in systems engineering, developing requirements, verifications, and validations.
• Experience in performing trade studies.
• Working knowledge or experience within the risk and Opportunity process.
• Experience working or collaborating across two or more engineering disciplines (software, avionics, mechanical, RF, electrical, etc.).
• Active or current Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a SCI (US Citizenship required).

Desired Skills

• Proficiency in Cameo.
• Experience in defining system development testing.
• Familiarity with systems analysis.
• Familiarity with Environment Standards.
• Familiarity with Acceptance and Qualification Standards.
• Proficiency in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $145,100.00 - $269,500.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10).
• 401(k) match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Education Assistance.
• Life Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (performance-based, not guaranteed).

For Washington state applicants only: Non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) for incidental absences and receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month, up to 52 hours of sick leave annually, and receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.