Junior Systems Engineer — Defense Modeling & Simulation (CO Springs)

Davidson Technologies; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Davidson Technologies in Colorado Springs, CO seeks a motivated Jr. Systems Engineer to support the TASD team.

You will assist in the software development life cycle, derive requirements, develop MBSE artifacts, and help ensure simulation tools accurately model threat environments. Ideal candidates have a STEM degree with 0–2 years of related experience, familiarity with MBSE tools (CAMEO/MagicDraw) and Python, MATLAB or C++.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 2 years related experience, or Master’s in STEM with 0–2 years
• Practical experience executing or analyzing results from military modeling and simulation (M&S) frameworks
• Experience in data analysis, scripting, or automation using Python, MATLAB or C++
• Basic understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts
• Basic MBSE tools such as CAMEO or MagicDraw

Responsibilities

• Support capability elicitation and derivation of requirements to realize requested development.
• Collaborate in defining and developing processes and procedures.
• Research and gain experience with missile defense concepts, space-based sensor phenomenology, and threat model trajectories.
• Work in close coordination with senior engineers to develop systems engineering artifacts supporting development and testing.
• Participate in the development and update of technical documentation, system requirements, and user guides for simulation tools.
• Provide briefings to customer(s) and stakeholder(s) related to technical solutions, process development and updates, and system engineering artifacts.
• Support training and orientation of simulation tools.

Skills

Data analysis

Python/MATLAB/C++

MBSE concepts

Self-motivated

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM (0-2 years)

Tools

CAMEO

MagicDraw

Job description

Davidson Technologies in Colorado Springs, CO seeks a motivated Jr. Systems Engineer to support the TASD team.

You will assist in the software development life cycle, derive requirements, develop MBSE artifacts, and help ensure simulation tools accurately model threat environments. Ideal candidates have a STEM degree with 0–2 years of related experience, familiarity with MBSE tools (CAMEO/MagicDraw) and Python, MATLAB or C++.