Staff Systems Engineer - Level 5

Description

The company's Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration business unit is hiring a Staff Systems Engineer at Level 5 to join its team.

In this role you would act as the systems engineering integration lead on an internal research and development (IRAD) team, guiding the program's system and software integration plan.

The job is on-site in Colorado Springs, CO or Boulder, CO.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the program's system and software integration strategy.
• Coordinate integration across components, a Software Integration Lab (SIL), several development teams, and the program cloud environment.
• Lead the engineering team that supports software integration for formal test events.
• Work with internal and external customers to define and document instrumentation, data requirements, and test planning, covering acquisition, processing, and analysis, to meet test objectives.
• Create, validate, and verify test plans, procedures, and test reports that follow program standards.
• Give regular status updates and raise blockers with senior leadership so they can be resolved quickly.
• Turn mission needs and technical objectives into clear, model-based architecture artifacts.
• Apply requirements management, interface control, and Verification and Validation to software, keeping traceability and integration across the system architecture.
• Build and maintain MBSE architecture products for advanced concept and campaign efforts.
• Use SysML and UAF to capture system structure, behavior, interfaces, and traceability.
• Break complex problems into actionable engineering products and modeling tasks.
• Work with systems, software, and mission teams to keep models aligned with changing technical direction.
• Help shape modeling methods, architecture standards, and digital engineering practices.
• Communicate technical insights, assumptions, risks, and recommendations clearly to engineers and leadership.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience, or a master's degree in STEM and 10 years of related experience, or a PhD in STEM and 8 years of experience.
• Experience applying MBSE to complex aerospace, defense, or advanced technology efforts.
• Experience with SysML and UAF.
• Experience in system architecture, requirements development, interface analysis, and technical decomposition.
• Experience leading an Integrated Product Team of five or more people, with prior system integration work in labs and clouds across software and platforms.
• Previous verification and validation experience.
• Experience identifying risks, developing them, and driving mitigations to closure.
• Experience with Agile methods.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time to support business needs.
• A current, active US Government issued Secret or higher security clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Preferred: an advanced degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical field.
• Preferred: previous work on DoD military development and production programs.
• Preferred: ability to work independently with minimal direction and to lead a team on larger test efforts.
• Preferred: experience in research, advanced development, campaign, or early-stage concept work.
• Preferred: a record of solving difficult technical problems with creativity, discipline, and urgency.
• Preferred: experience contributing across cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Preferred: familiarity with digital engineering environments and model-based architecture methods.

Conditions

Secret clearance is required before you start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel of up to 25% of the time may be required.

Colorado Springs, CO base salary range: $161,000 to $241,400.

Boulder, CO base salary range: $177,000 to $265,600.

Primary level salary range: $161,000 to $256,600.

The salary range is a general guideline. Final base pay depends on factors such as the scope of the role and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.