Systems Engineer

Role Overview

• Provide systems engineering oversight across the entire technical baseline
• Review and assess the prime contractor's systems engineering plans, processes, and artifacts to ensure they align with Government objectives and best practices
• Review and provide technical recommendations on the full set of contractor-developed system and subsystem requirements, ensuring they are clear, verifiable, and properly allocated and traced
• Oversee and assess contractor-led engineering trade studies, providing the Government with independent analysis of alternatives to ensure decisions balance performance, cost, schedule, and risk across the portfolio
• Manage and provide oversight of the requirements verification process. This includes reviewing and assessing the contractor’s Verification and Validation (V&V) plans, Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), and the Requirements Verification Matrix (RVM)
• Manage the Government's oversight of the deficiency reporting process
• Track and report on the status of all identified system deficiencies, ensuring they are properly documented, prioritized, and driven to resolution by the contractor
• Evaluate the overall system architecture, including external and internal interfaces, to ensure it is robust, scalable, and compliant with Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) principles
• Monitor system integration activities, identify potential cross-domain (hardware, software, cybersecurity) integration risks, and provide the Government with risk mitigation strategies
• Provide continuous technical support and recommendations to the Government team throughout all phases of the acquisition lifecycle, including major technical reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR), configuration management, and system-level testing
• Assist with Configuration Control Boards, Engineering Trades, Requirements Verification, Requirements Mapping, and all aspects of baseline management at all levels of the program to include the portfolio/system-of-systems level

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required
• Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret
• High School Diploma
• 15 years of directly related experience; to include 8 years of DoD experience; OR, Bachelor's Degree in a related field and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline; to include five (5) years of DoD experience; OR, Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline; to include five (5) years of DoD experience
• 15+ years of experience in systems engineering on complex defense or aerospace programs
• Demonstrated leadership experience on an ACAT I/II Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP), with direct responsibility for system-of-systems integration
• Demonstrated experience on a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) or other large-scale (ACAT I/II) programs
• Expertise in requirements management, verification and validation, and Test & Evaluation (T&E) in a DoD environment
• Proven experience developing and implementing a Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) strategy on a large program
• Ability to manage complex technical trades and interface challenges in a multi-contractor environment.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• 10% Travel or as needed