Trident is a trusted provider of aerospace and defense electronics and processing systems. The Senior Software Systems Engineer will support the architecture, modeling, and documentation of complex, cloud-enabled C4ISR and data-driven systems, ensuring alignment between system requirements and implementation while collaborating with various teams.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain SysML models in Cameo Systems Modeler representing system structure, interfaces, behaviors, and data flows
- Support definition of system boundaries, external interfaces, and integration points across software, hardware, and network components
- Maintain traceability from stakeholder requirements through architectural elements
- Assist with trade studies, interface definitions, and design reviews
- Create and maintain technical documentation in wiki platforms (e.g., Confluence or similar)
- Develop and update diagrams outside of Cameo, including architecture views, sequence diagrams, deployment diagrams, and C4-style representations
- Ensure documentation is clear, organized, and usable for engineering, program management, and customer stakeholders
- Maintain consistency between formal models, diagrams, and written documentation
- Participate in engineering design discussions and technical interchange meetings
- Support requirements clarification and change management processes
- Interface with program managers and technical leads to communicate system impacts of proposed changes
- Identify gaps or inconsistencies in system definitions and recommend improvements
- Support definition and maintenance of verification strategies to ensure system requirements are testable and traceable
- Maintain traceability from requirements through architecture to verification methods (analysis, inspection, test, demonstration)
- Collaborate with Government engineers to ensure system architecture supports testability and observability
- Participate in design reviews to ensure architectural decisions support verification objectives
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
- 6+ of related experience with a Bachelor's degree OR 4+ years with a Master's degree
- Experience working on software-intensive or distributed systems
- Experience contributing to system or software architecture documentation
- Hands-on experience with SysML modeling
- Experience using Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw)
- Experience producing technical documentation in a wiki, Markdown, or structured documentation environment
- Familiarity with modern software development practices
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance
- Experience supporting DoD or government programs
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with C4ISR systems, tactical communications, or data analytics platforms
- Experience with diagramming tools such as draw.io, Lucidchart, or Visio
- Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, or containerized deployments
- Familiarity with systems verification and validation (V&V) processes
- Experience working with requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) or verification matrices
- Exposure to requirements management or test management tools (e.g., Jama, DOORS, R4J)