Senior MBSE Systems Engineer – National Defense Sensors

SciTec; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 127,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match

Company-paid health insurance

Dental, Vision, Life insurance (100%)

Long-term Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Job summary

SciTec, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, seeks a Senior Staff/Senior Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and certify core capabilities for national defense. You will model and simulate sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, and Battlespace Awareness within an Agile team of scientists, engineers, and developers.

The ideal candidate has strong IEEE 15288-aligned systems engineering discipline, interprets complex standards, and translates requirements into actionable guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 4+ years of professional engineering/remote sensing experience.
• 2+ years in systems engineering.
• Willingness to work on site in Boulder, CO.
• Ability to obtain DoD SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply systems engineering processes aligned with IEEE 15288.
• Perform requirements derivation, decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
• Analyze tactical data link standards, ICDs to guide software teams.
• Support testing to verify conformance to standards.
• Identify ambiguities in standards and track issues to closure.
• Document standards conformance for certification/evaluation.
• Design and model architectures for remote sensor data processing.
• Mentor staff in systems engineering processes and best practices.
• Create and maintain requirements, architecture, and certification artifacts.
• Communicate technical concepts via written and verbal briefings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Systems engineering

IEEE 15288

Requirements analysis

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or related technical field

Tools

MBSE

SysML

Cameo/MagicDraw

Job description

SciTec, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, seeks a Senior Staff/Senior Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and certify core capabilities for national defense. You will model and simulate sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, and Battlespace Awareness within an Agile team of scientists, engineers, and developers.

The ideal candidate has strong IEEE 15288-aligned systems engineering discipline, interprets complex standards, and translates requirements into actionable guidance.