Sr Systems Engineer - (SEIT Lead) Clearance Required Verified today

About the Role

You will lead the specification, architecting, and integration of complex system solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts. You will oversee the derivation, decomposition, allocation, tracing, and management of system requirements and architectures, and define and document system concepts of operation.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Lead systems engineering scope execution and develop systems thinking in technical teams
• Manage requirements derivation, decomposition, allocation, and traceability through development artifacts
• Develop and document system architecture and concepts of operation
• Lead development milestone reviews and create technical deliverables
• Oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure functionality and performance
• Identify and manage technical risks, develop mitigation strategies
• Drive continuous improvement and enhance engineering processes
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure project alignment

You will champion the integrated whole during system development, working to glue segments and subsystems together via top-down decomposition of stakeholder requirements and bottom-up validation and verification.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree, or Master's plus 8 years experience)
• Typically 10+ years of related experience (or Master's plus 8 years of experience)
• Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including comprehensive understanding of the systems development lifecycle
• Progressive experience across the system development lifecycle, including requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation
• Progressive experience developing systems architecture and performing systems integration, verification, and validation (V&V) activities
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance required
• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• Extensive experience with Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as DOORS, CAMEO EA, Rhapsody, Matlab, and SysML
• Strong understanding of spacecraft systems, including hardware and software subsystems and components
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies including risk management and technical performance tracking
• Strong understanding of technical baseline and configuration management
• Proven experience in leading projects and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standards
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment

Compensation

Pay Range: $143,700.00 - $197,608.50

Your actual base compensation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, experience, internal equity and market competitiveness.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, and 3 weeks paid time off.

Clearance and Eligibility

This position requires an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance.