Senior System Engineer

Cornerstone Defense
United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$185,000.0 - $205,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Systems Engineering Automation of Tests Configuration Management Microsoft Office Requirements Traceability Software Engineering Software Requirements Analysis Systems Architecture

Job description

Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Core Tasks:

  • Develop a deep understanding of system functionality, interfaces, and feature interactions to fully comprehend end-to-end system behavior

  • Translate complex technical concepts(system functionality) into clear, structured and testable requirements

  • Produce design documentation, system architecture artifacts, and workflow/flow diagrams

  • Collaborate within a large cross-functional team of 20+ members with diverse technical skill sets

  • Participate in working group meetings (typically 1-5 participants) to capture notes, refine requirements, and develop design documentation

  • Collaborate closely with developers, testers, and customers to ensure requirements are complete, feasible, and technically sound

  • Ensure automated testing considerations are incorporated into solutions and validate that implemented automated tests align with documented requirements

Requirements

Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, * Minimum 10 years of experience planning, developing, and implementing systems engineering practices and processes

  • Experience with the Software Engineering

  • Experience with Microsoft Office and Project

  • Experience with software development and various software development lifecycle models

  • Individual shall have at least ten (10) years of systems engineering experience in three or more of the following areas:

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  • Work Breakdown Structures

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  • Project schedules and estimates

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  • Requirements definition and analysis

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  • Requirements traceability

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  • Requirements verification and validation

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  • Configuration management

Benefits & conditions

3.83.8 out of 5 stars United States $185,000 - $205,000 a year - Contract, Pulled from the full job description

  • Referral program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Employee discount
  • Vision insurance

About the company

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

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