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# Program-Level Software System Engineer

- **Company:** Intrepid, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Product Software Implementation Methods, Systems Modeling Language, MagicDraw, SC Clearance, Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/261ffd90-f096-4148-9f5b-9be61f50fe7d

## About the Role

* and ability to work on-site at the customer location in Huntsville, AL
 * Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field; or 6 years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree.
 * 10 or more years of system engineering experience
 * IBCS experience
 * Experience in one or more of the following areas: tactical command and control systems, tactical weapons systems, tactical sensor systems, software, hardware, requirements decomposition, or MBSE tools and languages
 * Employment history of taking initiative and being a team player in a small, Agile team environment and be willing to engage various levels of stakeholders to ensure that software is capable of meeting the needs of the intended users
 * Active US Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications:

 * Strong technical background in system engineering principles and system engineering experience in support of DoD programs is highly desired, especially in an Army Air and Missile Defense program
 * Hands on experience creating models in Cameo or MagicDraw using SysML and UAF are desired
 * Experience using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence and SAFe Agile experience are plus

## Description

This is a Software System Engineer position supporting the IFMC AMD Mission Command Product Office, a government program office addressing Army Air and Missile Defense systems, with focus on Mission Command systems. The candidate in this role will work with both contractors, government civilians and system operators., Tasks include developing system level features that describe MEI and CSCI behavior, performance, and acceptance criteria necessary to provide guidance for software implementation. Tasks also include leading reviews and adjudicating comments made against the features. An MBSE approach is used to document the features using an Agile workflow.


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