Systems Engineer III

Systems Engineer III

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4

ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on or under budget deliveries.

SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we're applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies.

If you're passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here.

Are you a bold thinker? We dream big at SNC—advocating the exploration of space, keeping service members safe and creating the systems that keep our world united and sustain our way of living. Join our team! As a Systems Engineer III, you will handle advanced tasks in requirements engineering, systems integration, Verification & Validation (V&V), and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

with a high level of competence. You will lead system and decision analysis, technical planning, and risk management efforts, providing guidance to junior engineers. You will take on significant project responsibilities, demonstrating expertise in architecture/design development, technical monitoring, and lifecycle management. Effective communication and collaboration are crucial as you drive project success and mentor less experienced team members.

Responsibilities:

• Decompose and allocate top-level nuclear survivability requirements (e.g., radiation, EMP/HEMP, blast, thermal) into system, subsystem, and component-level specifications
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability from system-level nuclear survivability criteria down to design and test artifacts
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and specialty engineering teams to ensure nuclear survivability requirements are properly implemented across the system architecture
• Support radiation testing activities, including test planning coordination, data review, and documentation
• Assist in monitoring hardness assurance/hardness surveillance (HA/HS) processes to verify manufacturing and design compliance with nuclear survivability requirements
• Participate in requirements reviews, design reviews, and technical interchange meetings related to nuclear survivability
• Support preparation of compliance matrices, verification plans, and technical reports for internal and customer/government review
• Identify and help resolve gaps, conflicts, or ambiguities in nuclear survivability requirements
• Experience using JIRA, JAMA and CAMEO

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
• Experience in requirements development, decomposition, and traceability for complex systems
• Familiarity with nuclear survivability concepts (radiation effects, hardness assurance, EMP) or a strong aptitude to learn them quickly
• Understanding of systems engineering processes across the full lifecycle (requirements, design, verification, validation)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Direct experience with nuclear survivability standards (e.g., MIL-STD-3023, DG-1023) or radiation hardness assurance (RHA) programs
• Familiarity with requirements management tools…