Systems Engineer III - Satellite Ground Systems; Clearance Required

About the Role

The Systems Engineer III contributes to the development and implementation of advanced system solutions by providing alignment, connection, and direction to the technical team throughout the product development lifecycle.

The Systems Engineer III represents the viewpoint of the integrated whole during system development, gluing segments and subsystems together via top‑down decomposition of stakeholder requirements, traceability through development artifacts, and bottom‑up validation and verification of the system.

The role helps shepherd the team through technical development milestones, track performance measures, and identify technical risks to arrive at a compliant and cohesive system solution.

The Systems Engineer III is an emerging leader in Systems Engineering principles and is proficient in the majority of systems engineering skills, including requirements management, system architecture development, concept of operations definition, system integration, and system verification.

They may lead small teams to execute systems engineering scope.

• Contribute to development and implementation of advanced system solutions, providing alignment, connection, and direction to the technical team throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Represent the viewpoint of the integrated whole during system development, gluing segments and subsystems together via top‑down decomposition of stakeholder requirements, traceability through development artifacts, and bottom‑up validation and verification.
• Shepherd the team through technical development milestones, track performance measures, and identify technical risks to reach a compliant and cohesive system solution.
• Specify, architect, and integrate complex system solutions while collaborating with cross‑functional teams and subject‑matter experts.
• Derive, decompose, allocate, trace, and manage system requirements and architectures, and define and document system concepts of operation.
• Support development milestone reviews by creating artifacts and deliverables.
• Oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure functionality and performance.
• Identify and manage technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to established engineering processes and standards.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience) or Master’s with 3 years’ experience.
• Typically 5+ years of related experience (or Master’s with an additional 3 years).
• Emerging expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including a thorough 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.
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required.

• 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.
• Strong understanding of ground systems architecture, including command and control, telemetry processing, data management, and network infrastructure subsystems.
• Proven ability to architect and design ground system solutions, including interface definitions, data flows, and subsystem integration strategies.
• Experience creating, managing, and executing comprehensive test plans for ground systems, including integration testing, end‑to‑end testing, and operational readiness validation.
• 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.
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