Systems Engineer

Requisition : 1815

Standard Weekly

Hours:

40.00

Location: ULA - Denver

Relocation: Yes
- Relocation may be available

Travel Requirements: 25%

At ULA, success comes through the efforts of a strong, united team.

Thanks for your interest in United Launch Alliance, the world's most experienced and reliable space launch company! Successfully launching more than 155 consecutive missions with 100% mission success doesn't happen by accident. It's a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team of rocket scientists and support employees combined with the systems and processes we use to pull them together.

As a ULA employee, you'll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary. Whether you are in college just launching your career, or, have experience and want to come work with the best rocket team in the world, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world.

Our team is excited to meet you!

This position supports ULA's Vulcan Development organization, contributing to upgrades to the Vulcan Centaur launch system and development activities that expand ULA's future launch capabilities. Level 4 Systems Engineers are technical leaders and senior integrators on the cross-functional development teams. This role requires deep engineering expertise, broad system understanding, and the ability to drive technical strategy, integrate across subsystems, mentor the engineering community, and shape digital engineering execution.

• Lead multidisciplinary integration across with cross-technology airborne development teams.
• Own system-level requirements, architecture definition, and verification strategy.
• Lead complex technical analyses, subsystem interactions, and failure investigations.
• Drive major trade studies and provide technically authoritative recommendations.
• Shape SE processes, digital engineering workflows, and configuration-controlled system artifacts.
• Mentor and coach engineers across the organization; elevate technical rigor and critical thinking.
• Represent systems engineering in enterprise-wide technical forums and cross-program alignment activities.
• Drive high-visibility review products and strategic technical decision packages.
• Champion Agile principles and help teams apply Agile ways of working to accelerate learning, improve integration cadence, and increase delivery effectiveness.

Bachelor

Minimum of 6 years of related work experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more engineering domains relevant to launch vehicles (propulsion, structures, avionics, FSW/GSW, etc.).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex technical integration challenges.
• Experience defining system architecture, performance allocations, verification logic, and integration plans.
• Strong engineering judgment and ability to guide technical decisions with minimal oversight.
• Experience leading major design reviews and presenting to technical leadership.

• Recognized technical influencer able to elevate SE discipline across projects and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor integrators and early-career engineers.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex engineering information and communicate clearly to senior leadership, peers, and customers.
• Capability in digital engineering / MBSE, including model architecture development, model fidelity expectations, digital thread integration, and model governance.
• Experience leading digital engineering adoption or contributing to enterprise-level MBSE transformation.
• Experience leading Agile teams or shaping Agile behaviors across.

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