Senior Mission Systems Engineer - DoD, Clearance

Jobtailor; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior systems engineer to design mission systems baselines and lead analyses for DoD development projects. You will decompose requirements, track metrics, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires proven architecture skills, risk management, and experience with COTS/GOTS components for DoD interoperability, EW/RF/EO-IR domains, RMF, and related DoD cyber requirements. A security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Must have an active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Responsibilities

• Designing mission systems technical baselines (subsystems, components, software) to meet platform requirements.
• Leading trade studies, technical analysis, modeling & simulation, risk/opportunity management, and support strategic objectives.
• Decomposing system-level requirements, tracking/reporting metrics, and maintaining strong relationships with customers, suppliers, peers, and leadership.

Skills

Technical Leadership on DoD Projects

System Architecture Concepts/Solutions

Performance Modeling & Simulation

Designing with COTS/GOTS Components

Active US Secret Clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a senior systems engineer to design mission systems baselines and lead analyses for DoD development projects. You will decompose requirements, track metrics, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires proven architecture skills, risk management, and experience with COTS/GOTS components for DoD interoperability, EW/RF/EO-IR domains, RMF, and related DoD cyber requirements. A security clearance is required.