Ground Systems Engineer 5

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Ground Systems Engineer (Level 5) for a contract opportunity in El Segundo, CA. The successful candidate will be responsible for multi-phase ground system development, requirements analysis, interface design, and verification activities.

The role emphasizes system and software integration, testing, and demonstrations within an agile environment to ensure customer requirements are met, with a focus on delivering robust aerospace ground solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• Experience in verification and test of ground software Command and Control (C2) systems.
• 14+ years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop cutting-edge ground systems in an agile environment and analyze system requirements.
• Define interface design documents and support architecture and design of ground systems.
• Perform software system integration, test, verification, and demonstrations to ensure alignment with customer requirements.
• Contribute to requirements management, risk management, and technology readiness assessment processes.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to optimize system of systems and satisfy mission goals.

Skills

Ground systems verification

Agile development

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering / related field

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking 3 Ground Systems Engineers (Level 5) for a contract opportunity in El Segundo, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• Experience in verification and test of ground software Command and Control (C2) systems. – must have skill
• 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is for Ground Systems Engineer who enjoys the opportunity to work on multiple phases of our ground system development programs. The successful candidate will be developing the cutting‑edge technology in an agile environment. We seek candidates who have skills in systems engineering or willing to learn and want to bring their skills to the next level through mentorship and hands‑on development which include the analysis of system requirements and subsystem requirements, interface design documents, support ground systems architecture and design, software system integration, software system test, system verification, and demonstration to assure that the ground system satisfies the intent of the customer requirements.

Duties may include (but are not limited to):

• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify basic lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions
• Evaluates customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
• Performs analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or software system architecture
• Performs analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success.
• Supports the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experience in writing requirements and ICDs of the ground systems
• Experience in developing, generating, and executing the system test plans, procedures, and reports
• Experience working in the team of systems engineers using scaled agile development process
• Experience in system requirements generation, verification and system integration and test (I&T) at least 3 years
• Strong Communication, Adaptability, Decision Making, Customer Focus, Integrated Systems, Engineering Analysis, and Requirements/Tracing skillset

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

WORK HOURS:

FULL TIME/FIRST SHIFT; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

ADDITIONAL:

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.