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Senior Systems Engineer

As Senior Systems Engineer, you will own the digital thread that turns brilliant ideas into flight-ready capability for Major Release —driving requirements, architecture, and model-based systems engineering across hardware (Nomad), software (Smith), and operations (Watch).

• Lead creation and upkeep of the government-owned SysML/CAMEO model, DoDAF views, and interface-control documents (ICDs) that capture Nomad-Smith-Watch interactions with the Digital Infrastructure (DI), SATCOM links, and cross-domain solutions.
• Ensure every requirement traces to a verification method and mission thread, supporting CJADC2 and Operational Imperative #2 objectives.

• Elicit, decompose, and manage stakeholder needs in DOORS-NG (or equivalent); chair requirements reviews, delta boards, and configuration-control boards.
• Maintain the Technical Baseline and drive change packages through digital workflows, preserving model/document synchronization.

• Partner with IPT leads to translate digital designs into Integration SIL builds; resolve cross-domain, crypto, power, and data-bus interface issues quickly.
• Feed lessons learned back into the model, ensuring the next sprint starts with an accurate baseline.

• Collaborate with Test & Flight-Test teams to develop the Verification Cross-Reference Matrix (VCRM) and ensure early "shift-left" validation of safety, cyber, and performance requirements.
• Provide pre-flight technical concurrence for Interim Authorizations To Test (IATTs) and air-worthiness packages.

• Maintain the technical risk register, conduct root-cause analyses, and brief burn-down plans to senior DAF leadership.
• Feed schedule, maturity, and performance metrics into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and digital dashboards.

• Coach mid-level engineers on MBSE best practices, Agile/SAFe workflows, and Dev Sec Ops  culture in a classified environment.
• Foster a collaborative, "model-first" mindset across Government and industry teammates.

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• B.S. in Systems, Electrical, Aerospace, Computer Engineering—or related field (M.S. preferred) and 10+ years of systems engineering on DoD C4
  
  ISR, avionics, or open-architecture programs, including requirements management, architecture, and integration.
• Proficiency with SysML modeling tools (CAMEO/Magic Draw, Rhapsody, or equivalent) and requirements databases (DOORS, Jama).
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and managing technical baselines in a digital-engineering environment.
• Solid grasp of MIL-STD avionics power, data links (Link-16/22, TTNT, OMS/UCI), SATCOM, Type-1 crypto, and RMF / IA compliance.

• INCOSE CSEP/ESEP or DAU ENG/SAE Level III certification.
• Prior work on ABMS, CJADC2, or other open-architecture airborne networking efforts.
• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  pipelines (Platform One/Iron Bank) and automated model validation (Model Center, Cameo Simulation Toolkit).
• Experience briefing SES / GO audiences and shaping acquisition strategy documents (AS, SEP, SEMP, TEMP).