GNSS Systems Engineer & Requirements Architect

University of Texas; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a systems engineer with GNSS domain expertise to join a dynamic team delivering government-focused GNSS capabilities. You will elicit system requirements, translate them into designs, and guide decomposition into actionable work items while advising stakeholders through the life cycle.

The role emphasizes strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring, with opportunities to work across programs and contribute to critical GNSS initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, applied science, or engineering.
• Three years of professional work experience developing systems requirements and designs.
• Ability to communicate technical detail to staff and stakeholders of varying backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Elicit systems scope and requirements from stakeholders for use in systems designs.
• Develop and evaluate systems design, including scope, requirements, components, interactions, and interfaces.
• Communicate work process, products, and results, including documentation and briefs to stakeholders.
• Participate in Agile process, backlog management, and project decomposition with stakeholders throughout the life-cycle.
• Perform engineering estimates, guide project schedules, and identify dependencies.
• Conduct engineering evaluations such as trade studies and risk analyses.
• Mentor junior engineering staff, technicians and students.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Skills

GNSS systems

Systems engineering

Requirements elicitation

Agile process

Technical communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Tools

Jira

MBSE tools

Structurizr

C++/Python

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a systems engineer with GNSS domain expertise to join a dynamic team delivering government-focused GNSS capabilities. You will elicit system requirements, translate them into designs, and guide decomposition into actionable work items while advising stakeholders through the life cycle.

The role emphasizes strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring, with opportunities to work across programs and contribute to critical GNSS initiatives.