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# System Engineer -Payload Engineer

- **Company:** Thunderbolt Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** Columbia, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Object-Oriented Software Development, Rhapsody, Subsystems, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Integration, Computer Networking Systems, Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e8252c5b-a97f-440f-9368-0bd36843227f

## About the Role

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:

 * Minimum of 10 years of professional technical experience in System and Subsystem Requirements analysis focusing on analysis, development, documentation and validation of Cyber Security Systems in the Aerospace/Defense and/or Commercial systems.
 * Familiarity with Aerostat Systems and Radar/ELINT/IFF platforms.
 * Exposure to requirements engineering and management of requirements using Rational Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS)
 * Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML
 * Modeling with Rational Rhapsody a plus
 * Familiar with Atlassian tools including Jira and Confluence
 * Education Req: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Electrical Engineering or related field.
 * Excellent interpersonal skills as demonstrated by a record of influencing internal leadership and external customers on design decisions.
 * Understanding of electronic, electrical, computer, and networking systems.
 * Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
 * U.S. Citizenship required.

Other desired qualifications include:

 * Knowledge of systems engineering development methodologies.
 * Experience with airborne sensors and surveillance systems.
 * Excellent interpersonal skills as demonstrated by a record of influencing internal leadership and external customers on design decisions.
 * Current U.S. DOD Secret Security Clearance.

## Description

As a Thunderbolt Solutions employee, your role will focus on performing a variety of systems engineering and activities that are concerned with hardware/software integration, failure analysis, test and verification of electrical components of major Department of Defense systems., * Prime interface with Sensor providers to ensure proper development, testing, and integration is completed prior to installation onto platform

 * Validate sensors are operational on new platform through test and integration activities
 * Great communication skills is required as interaction will be required between Government, Prime contractor, and other industry partners
 * Embedded with Prime contractor leading Command and Control working groups and interfacing with Sensor providers


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