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# Systems Engineer Senior

- **Company:** Applied Research Solutions
- **Location:** Lackland Air Force Base, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, Elasticsearch, Security Information and Event Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Subsystems, Systems Integration, SC Clearance, Data Management, Splunk
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://recruiting.ultipro.com/APP1013ARSS/JobBoard/d7bd66ed-d867-48a4-879e-5b0f95b51ad5/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=c5e366c8-dad8-4056-a651-5e7eec2ba9a8

## About the Role

* Must be US Citizen
 * Active Secret clearance is required;
 * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
 * Minimum 4 years of experience in an engineering role with 2 years in a DoD Environment
 * Knowledge of Cyber Situational Awareness, to include Security Information and Event Management (SIEM: Atc, Splunk, Elastic Stack, etc.) and/or other cyber tools
 * Understand risks with the probabilities/consequences and creating risk matrices., * Active TS/SCI clearance is preferred;
 * Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
 * 3+ years of interdisciplinary engineering experience and exposure to procurement activities

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

## Description

* Provides the Early Systems Engineering Program with engineering and acquisition support; vocalize and apply technical expertise on the systems engineering policies and processes.
 * Apply engineering expertise to systems and subsystems including configuration management, data management, security and other technical integration functions.
 * Manages complex system interfaces, identify and document interfaces, and assure the effective integration of multiple subsystems.
 * Ensure system requirements meet user requirements; utilize user requirements to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate system concepts, perform assessments, and review the system design.
 * Perform and/or support capability analyses and COTS/GOTS evaluation, select components, and develop system interfaces to ensure compliance with DoD and commercially accepted standards and requirements.
 * Constructs models and simulations of systems to demonstrate the ability to meet user requirements.
 * Conducts engineering performance, cost-effectiveness, reliability, technical and schedule risk assessment, and scheduling trade-off studies and document this information in a technical report as directed by the task order.
 * Provide aid or guidance as necessary in the accomplishment of other engineering tasks.

 * Other duties as assigned


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