Systems Engineer

Job Title:
Systems Engineer

This Systems Engineer position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge aerospace projects and support the full lifecycle of system development, from proposal through deployment. You will play a key role in defining, modeling, and managing complex systems and software-intensive solutions, with a strong emphasis on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and requirements management. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams, system architects, and leadership to ensure that system requirements are clearly defined, properly decomposed, and successfully implemented.

This role is ideal for a systems engineer who enjoys working in a highly technical environment, leading requirements efforts, and contributing to the continuous improvement of systems engineering processes.

• Manage program architecture and system requirements across all phases of the lifecycle, including proposal, design, implementation, test, and deployment.
• Perform system definition and modeling, including requirements, structure, behavior, and traceability, with a strong focus on MBSE practices.
• Document and decompose system, subsystem, and component requirements into clear, actionable specifications.
• Allocate requirements to system elements and functions, ensuring proper alignment with overall system architecture.
• Analyze requirements traceability and verification to ensure completeness, consistency, and coverage.
• Identify and reconcile requirements conflicts, ambiguities, or gaps by working closely with stakeholders and technical teams.
• Prepare comprehensive system design documents, models, and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, system architects, and leadership to ensure that designs and implementations satisfy system requirements.
• Review system and software designs, documentation, and models to confirm that all requirements are met and appropriately traced.
• Estimate material and labor costs to support proposals, planning, and project execution.
• Support and improve Systems Engineering processes and procedures to optimize efficiency, quality, and consistency across projects.
• Lead or support requirements writing and decomposition activities across multiple programs, especially for software-focused systems.
• Work closely with software teams to support verification and validation (V&V) efforts by providing clear, well-structured requirements and models.
• Contribute to SysML-based modeling for software, ensuring that models accurately represent system behavior and interfaces.
• Participate in or support Agile project practices, helping to manage schedules and coordinate technical work as needed.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of system objectives, constraints, and progress.

• 35+ years of experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), with 57 years preferred.
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles, including requirements development, allocation, traceability, and configuration management.
• Hands-on experience with SysML-based modeling tools and practices for systems and software.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as JAMA and DOORS.
• Demonstrated ability to perform system definition and modeling, including structure, behavior, and traceability.
• Proficiency in writing, decomposing, and allocating system, subsystem, and component requirements.
• Ability to analyze and resolve requirements conflicts, ambiguities, and gaps.
• Experience preparing system design documentation and technical presentations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools for documentation, analysis, and presentations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams, system architects, and leadership.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, including the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship, as required for access to classified information.

• Bachelors degree in engineering or an equivalent related discipline.
• Experience working with JAMA requirements management software in a production environment.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools such as Magic Draw, Cameo Systems Modeler, or similar SysML modeling tools.
• Current Secret or Top Secret security clearance, with a preference for candidates holding a Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with MBSE in aerospace or other complex,…