Systems Engineers

This exciting career opportunity is responsible for the development and delivery of high-fidelity threat missile modeling and missile defense software products in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and MDA’s Missile Defense System (MDS). The Systems Engineer / Mission Support Threat Engineer will be involved in direct discussions and collaborations with our customers, threat stakeholders, intelligence analysts, and fellow engineers to best capture the requirements for developing and delivering accurate and relevant threat models., Leads safety, reliability, mission assurance, and risk management for aerospace propulsion systems. Develops safety requirements, performs failure and reliability assessments, manages risk registers, supports hazard classification and flight-test safety planning, leads failure investigations, and coordinates with DoD Weapon Safety Review Boards. Collaborates across systems engineering, design, manufacturing, testing, mission operations, and program teams to ensure safe product lifecycle execution and regulatory approval. Top Skills: FhaFmeaLaunch VehiclesMil-Std-882Probabilistic Risk AssessmentPropulsion SystemsSolid Rocket Motors BAE Systems, Inc., Leads satellite mission operations across launch, commissioning, on-orbit testing, sustainment, and anomaly support. Develops and validates operations products, coordinates rehearsals and test events, monitors spacecraft health, integrates ground-system capabilities, and provides technical leadership and mentoring. Requires extensive mission operations experience, systems engineering knowledge, and an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The role is fully on-site and may involve travel between facilities. Top Skills: ConfluenceDoorsFlatsatsJamaJIRAModel-Based Systems Engineering (Mbse)Satellite SimulatorsTest Benches BAE Systems, Inc.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related work experience, or a Master’s Degree in STEM and 0-2 years of related work experience
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD Secret Clearance and the time of application which is required to start; with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with access to SCI
• Experience with Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE); ideally with CAMEO or similar tool experience
• Familiarity with the systems engineering process including the Systems Engineering “V”
• Experience with requirements traceability
• Modeling, Simulation, and automation experience
• Familiarity with flight characteristics, motion, and performance of missile systems
• Familiarity in the domain of RCS and IR signature modeling practices
• Familiarity with hard body heating of objects and their corresponding signatures representation, * Strong CAMEO or similar tool experience
• Strong systems engineering background
• Strong background with missile system models, atmospheric dynamics, and performance
• Mastery of engineering modeling principles behind body motion, trajectory analysis, counter measures, debris, and signature modeling
• Familiarity with Optical Signatures Code (OSC)
• Strong knowledge of the flight characteristics, motion, atmospheric dynamics, and performance of missiles
• Practical experience with Model-based Systems Engineering theory and tools
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
• A current active in-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance with access to SCI (TS/SCI)

Be an Early Applicant In-Office Colorado Springs, CO, USA 71K-121K Annually Junior In-Office Colorado Springs, CO, USA 71K-121K Annually Junior Develop and deliver high-fidelity threat missile models and missile defense software products for the Missile Defense Agency. Capture and analyze requirements with customers, intelligence analysts, threat stakeholders, and engineers. Apply systems engineering, MBSE, requirements traceability, modeling and simulation, missile flight dynamics, atmospheric modeling, radar cross-section and infrared signature modeling, and automation. The role is fully onsite at Schriever Space Force Base and requires an active DoD Secret clearance. The summary above was generated by AI, We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary., Hybrid Boulder, CO, USA 150K-254K Annually Senior level 150K-254K Annually Senior level Aerospace * Hardware * Information Technology * Security * Software * Cybersecurity * Defense Leads satellite mission operations across launch, commissioning, on-orbit testing, sustainment, anomaly support, and mission lifecycle activities. Develops and validates operational products, coordinates rehearsals and test events, assesses spacecraft and ground-system health, and provides technical leadership, mentoring, customer presentations, and mission operations direction. The role requires extensive mission operations experience, systems engineering expertise, and an active Top Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility. Top Skills: ConfluenceDoorsJamaJIRAModel-Based Systems Engineering (Mbse)

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ASRC Federal Mission Solutions is a premier provider of systems engineering, software engineering, system integration and project management services for real-time, mission-critical defense systems. We are seeking highly motivated Systems Engineers to join our team at Schriever Space Force Base, in Colorado Springs, CO.