System Engineer III (Contract) Verified today
About the Role
You will contribute to the development and implementation of advanced system solutions by providing alignment, connection and direction to the technical team throughout the product development lifecycle. You represent the viewpoint of the integrated whole during system development, working to connect segments and subsystems together via top-down decomposition of stakeholder requirements, traceability through development artifacts, and bottom-up validation and verification of the system.
You will specify, architect, and integrate complex system solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts. Your key responsibilities include:
- Derive, decompose, allocate, trace, and manage system requirements and architectures
- Define and document system concepts of operation
- Support development milestone reviews by creating artifacts and deliverables
- Oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure system functionality and performance
- Identify and manage technical risks, develop mitigation strategies
- Track performance measures and technical performance indicators
- Lead small teams to execute systems engineering scope
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure project alignment
- Adhere to established engineering processes and standards
About You
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience, or Master's degree plus 3 years experience)
- Typically 5 or more years of related experience (or Master's plus 3 years of experience)
- Emerging expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including understanding of the systems development lifecycle
- Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation
- Knowledge of systems architecture, systems integration, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
- Emerging ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- Robust experience with Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools and frameworks, such as DOORS, CAMEO EA, Rhapsody, Matlab, and SysML
- Solid understanding of spacecraft systems, including hardware and software subsystems and components
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies including risk management and technical performance tracking
- Solid understanding of technical baseline and configuration management
- Experience in leading projects and mentoring junior 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