System Engineer
- Discuss this with your agent
- Open in Claude
- Open in ChatGPT
Prepare application
- Draft this with your agent
- Open in Claude
- Open in ChatGPT
Role details
Tech stack
Job description
The system engineer position is a blend of requirements management and hands on engineering. Manage requirements using JIRA, including estimating, tracking and reporting progress towards completion. Support system design tasks, including definition and maintenance of hardware configurations including EOL parts, as well as software and system design tasks including creation of deliverable documentation such as system requirements and system design documentation. Hands on engineering tasks may include test and evaluation, scripting and configuration tasks, problem tracking and resolution, system installation or patching, hardware installation and configuration, or other tasks that may arise as part of an Agile integration team.
System Engineer Required Tasks:
- Requirements development, risk management, trade studies and interface development.
- Ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of customer/product requirements into a total system solution adhering to technical, schedule and cost imperatives.
- Perform functional analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definitions to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
System Engineer Required Duties:
- Lead and support complex interface definition across software, cyber, hardware, and other subsystems, ensuring consistency with the system architecture and requirements.
- Help prepare, organize, and attend government design reviews (e.g., CDR-like events), including building technical content, traceability views, and interface/MBSE views suitable for senior Government stakeholders.
- Drive TBD/TBR burndown, including coordinating with multi-discipline owners, tracking to closure in JIRA, and maintaining clear documentation.
- Develop and maintain MBSE models in Cameo, capturing system behaviors, interfaces, and allocations that feed into downstream design, I&T, and verification.
- Support requirements development and documentation, including updates to specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), and SE artifacts.
- Operate within an Agile, PI-based execution model, collaborating with feature teams and SE leadership to align stories, close out SE tasks, and manage pop-up/government-directed work.
- Partner closely with software and cybersecurity as primary collaborators, while also engaging with hardware, human factors, and safety engineers on cross-cutting issues.
- Contribute to planning for the transition from Development to Integration & Test, ensuring that interface definitions, requirements, and models are ready to support the next phase.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
- Candidate must have or be able to obtain and keep a DoD SECRET security clearance which means you must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Proactive/self-starter. Task driven with ability to work independently.
- Team player that takes ownership and develops relationships that fosters team success.
Apply for this position
This job is hosted externally. Click below to view the full posting and apply.
Prepare application
- Draft this with your agent
- Open in Claude
- Open in ChatGPT
Good distractions
Talks and stories from around this role — technically off-topic, practically not.
Moments
Explore playlistsVideos
See allRelated articles
See all
Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs
7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know
The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers
Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs