Senior Specialist, System Engineering; Contingent

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Senior Specialist, System Engineering (Contingent)

Richardson, TX (Onsite)

9/80 – 80 hours worked in 9 days out of every 14 days, with every other Friday off.

As the System Engineering Senior Specialist you will support hardware and software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation of technical products and systems. You will also assist in conducting component trade studies, perform system integration, and characterize system performance.

• System design with Model Based Systems Engineering.
• Define requirements, flow‑down and traceability for complex electronic systems.
• Use system design synthesis of simple systems.
• Integrate hardware/software implementations of Open System Architectures.
• Creation of MBSE artifacts for complex hardware/software systems.
• Creation of modeling of system interfaces and system context models.
• Develop use cases.
• Perform design verification testing efforts including lab, chamber, ground, and flight tests.
• Analyze data from design verification test efforts.
• Plan cost, schedule, and execution plan of complex development and test activities.
• Develop and run simulations and other analysis tools to predict system performance in various environments.
• Present results during internal and external program meetings.
• Develop, track and present technical metrics.
• Perform risk assessment and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.
• Support/Lead Systems Engineering Integrated Product Team.
• Implementation of MBSE artifacts and Digital Analysis Tools.
• Generate supplier statements of work, supplier oversight, and auditing of supplier‑delivered artifacts.
• Perform trade studies on a variety of system issues and components.
• Participate in cost and technical activities supporting proposals.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any additional clearances as required.
• Up to 10% travel may be required.

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related engineering experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering disciplines and the government program acquisition lifecycle, including requirements definition, creation of requirements verification test matrices, requirements decomposition, requirements traceability, design reviews and documentation, and integration and test.
• Active US secret security clearance.

• Requires proficient knowledge of the job area with practical knowledge of project management.
• Experience with RF or radar system components including antenna, receiver, exciter, and processor.
• Experience in design, development and/or testing of radar and/or other RF systems.
• System level design experience, including design and integration of complex hardware/software systems, definition of multiple interfaces, and trade studies of multiple solution options.
• Hands‑on experience in system integration, engineering testing, and system performance characterization.
• Experience using Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with and an understanding of aerospace systems, especially in the development of integrated hardware/software products.
• Experience integrating sensors into air vehicles.
• Working knowledge of military standards.
• Familiarity with guided weapons and/or weapon systems.
• Experience leading a small team to complete assigned program tasking.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, specifically Confluence and Jira.
• Experience working with ICDs, RVTMs, RCCAs, and Military Standards.
• Experience with Cameo or other similar system modeling tools.
• Experience with MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, or C/C++/C, and DOORS.
• Experience in Control Account Management as part of an Earned Value Management System.
• Experience in advanced radar sensor system development.
• Experience with requirements management.
• Experience with proposal development, including generating basis of estimates.
• Experience developing use cases from customer objectives and concepts of operations.
• Excellent people skills,…