GMD Ground Systems Principal Systems Engineer

Chenega Agile Real Time Solutions, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Chenega MIOS in Huntsville, AL seeks a GMD Ground Systems Principal Systems Engineer to lead requirements, verification, and integration for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure mission readiness, review specifications, and influence design decisions through cost and schedule inputs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline.
• 12+ years of direct experience in a complex system of systems or missile defense engineering.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages requirements for Ground‑based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Ground Support Systems.
• Reviews changes in high‑level specs for impact on the GSS baseline.
• Checks deliverables and drawings for consistency with the GSS baseline.
• Coordinates with GMD stakeholders to define new or modified requirements.
• Contributes to cost estimates and assesses schedule impacts.
• Frames technical, cost, and schedule impacts to support decisions.
• Coordinates with MDA stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Translates agency standards into GSS requirements.
• Reviews contractor decomposition and verification products.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Summary

GMD Ground Systems Principal Systems Engineer

Redstone Arsenal, AL

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large‑scale government operations by leveraging cutting‑edge technology and take your career to the next level!

Our Strength Is Our People

We believe taking care of our employees will deliver the best support to our customers and our community. Our success is attributable to our employees. We recruit and retain civic‑minded people who fit our family‑oriented small business culture.

Valued people deliver the highest level of professionalism and support to our customers. We provide our employees with a positive work environment and social activities that reinforce teamwork.

Venturi, LLC, a Chenega Company, has a challenging career opportunity for a GMD Ground Systems Principal Systems Engineer who will work as a technical staff member of the GMN SE team supporting the definition of performance requirements for the Ground‑based Midcourse Defense Ground System. The GMN produces office oversees the engineering, requirements verification, software testing, and modernization of the ground infrastructure for the U.S. homeland ballistic missile defense architecture.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development, management, and planning for current and future capabilities as they relate to requirements for Ground‑based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Ground Support Systems (GSS) missile field silos and interfaces
• Review proposed requirement changes in higher‑level specifications for impacts to the GSS baseline
• Review peer/counterpart deliverables, drawings, models, and specifications for consistency with the GSS baseline
• Coordinate with GMD Warfighter, Ground Based Interceptor, Next Generation Interceptor, and GSS Subject Matter Experts to identify and develop new or modified requirements, and assist in incorporating changes into the GMD System Engineering & Integration flow down of requirements
• Develop inputs to a cost estimate and analyze schedule impacts of new or modified requirements
• Package technical, cost, and schedule impacts to advocate acceptance or rejection of the new or modified requirements
• Coordinate with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Stakeholders to identify and resolve any issues related to changes in Missile Defense System (MDS) system requirements
• Translate MDS Core Standards, Mission Assurance Plan, Parts, Materials, Processes, Procedures, Cybersecurity, and other agency objectives and processes into GSS requirements
• Review the GSS contractor's decomposition of requirements into the Prime Item Development Specifications and verification products, which includes coordination of GSS Contractor verification products in combination with government assessment activities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline
• 12+ years of direct experience in a complex system of systems or missile defense system engineering
• Active Secret security clearance
• Successfully pass background and drug screening

Preferred Qualifications

• Missile Defense Agency experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and DOORS is required.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills are required.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment is required.

How you’ll grow

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry‑level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn.

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hand-on experience in the global, fast‑changing business world. From on‑the‑job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.

Benefits

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.

Chenega MIOS's culture

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well‑being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.

Corporate citizenship

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill‑based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.

Learn more about Chenega's impact on the world.

Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/

Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team

We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:

Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com

Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/

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