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# Platform Systems Engineer, Associate Principal

- **Company:** AMERICAN SYSTEMS
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $116,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Network Interface Controllers, Requirements Traceability, Systems Integration, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9040039/platform-systems-engineer-associate-principal

## About the Role

* Top Secret eligibility.
 * Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience serving as a Systems Engineer.(Additional experience will be considered in lieu of degree).
 * Experience in the use of CAMEO

## Description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

 * Perform systems engineering activities across requirements analysis, functional analysis, architecture development, design integration, verification, validation, and lifecycle support.
 * Apply Model Based Systems Engineering methodologies to support the development, analysis, and communication of system designs and technical baselines.
 * Develop, maintain, and analyze system models using Cameo in support of complex program requirements and architectures.
 * Translate customer, mission, operational, and technical requirements into system-level engineering products and model elements.
 * Support development and maintenance of system architectures, operational concepts, use cases, interface definitions, and requirement traceability.
 * Ensure consistency and traceability among requirements, architecture products, design elements, interfaces, and verification artifacts.
 * Participate in system decomposition, allocation of requirements, and definition of subsystem interactions and dependencies.
 * Support technical baseline management, configuration control, and change impact analysis.
 * Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, and operational considerations into system designs.
 * Support development of engineering documentation, technical plans, model artifacts, interface control documentation, and verification materials.
 * Participate in technical reviews, design reviews, working groups, and customer engagements.
 * Support system integration, verification, validation, transition, and sustainment activities.
 * Provide technical guidance and systems engineering insight to support risk management, trade studies, and engineering decision-making.
 * Contribute to continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methods, and model governance practices.


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