Senior Systems Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Company-provided benefits

Job summary

Capstone Research Corporation is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support USAF PA..D C3BM in Huntsville, AL, with opportunities for relocation. This role demands extensive systems engineering, MBSE, and strong collaboration with government teams to deliver interoperable solutions across sensor, C2, and network domains.

We offer 100% company-provided medical and dental insurance and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• S. in Systems, Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Software Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience including requirements, architecture, interface definition, integration, and test.
• Experience with complex or distributed systems, requirements traceability, technical analysis, and verification/validation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and verbal communication skills; able to work independently and with teams.
• S. citizenship, an active Top Secret security clearance, and ability to travel approximately 20-25%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain systems requirements, traceability, interfaces, and system-of-systems architecture products for PAE C3BM efforts.
• Translate operational needs into technical specifications and design alternatives; analyze C2, sensor, network, data link, and effector interoperability.
• Apply systems engineering and MBSE methods to conduct trade studies, identify gaps/risks, and support acquisition decisions.
• Plan and support integration, verification, and validation, including HW/SW-in-the-loop testing, LVC events, exercises, and demonstrations.
• Develop test plans, evaluation criteria, technical reports, design artifacts, and concise briefings for government and industry stakeholders.
• Work with government teams, SMEs, and partners to resolve issues and deliver practical engineering solutions.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE

Traceability

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Independent & team work

Top Secret clearance

Education

BS degree in Systems/EE/CS/Aerospace

Tools

GitLab

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

DOORS

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation is seeking to expand our team. We provide high level engineering to the Department of War with Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering expertise to solve the tough interoperability problems facing Warfighters today. We pride ourselves on providing high level engineering in a customer-oriented, ethical approach. Capstone offers 100% Company Provided Medical and Dental Insurance as part of our top-notch benefits package. Compensation for this position will be determined, but not limited to, factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, alignment with market data, and internal equity.

We have an immediate opening for a Senior Systems Engineer who will support USAF Portfolio Acquisition Element Command, Control, Communications, Battle Management (PAE C3BM) in Huntsville, AL, however, other locations will also be considered. This will be a high visibility position for Capstone Research Corporation with a significant opportunity for growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain systems requirements, operational-to-system traceability, interfaces, and system-of-systems architecture products for PAE C3BM efforts.
• Translate operational needs into technical specifications and design alternatives; analyze C2, sensor, network, tactical data link, and effector interoperability.
• Apply systems engineering and MBSE methods to conduct trade studies, identify integration gaps and risks, and support acquisition decisions.
• Plan and support integration, verification, and validation, including hardware/software-in-the-loop testing, LVC events, exercises, and demonstrations.
• Develop test plans, evaluation criteria, technical reports, design artifacts, and concise briefings for government and industry stakeholders.
• Work with government teams, operational SMEs, and integration partners to resolve technical issues and deliver practical engineering solutions.

Requirements

• S. in Systems, Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Software Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including hands-on requirements, architecture, interface definition, integration, and test.
• Experience with complex or distributed systems, requirements traceability, technical analysis, and verification/validation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and verbal communication skills; able to work independently and with teams.
• S. citizenship, an active Top Secret security clearance, and ability to travel approximately 20-25%.

Additional Desired Skills

• Experience with IAMD, tactical C2, joint integrated fire control, advanced battle management, deployable C2, or DoD acquisition engineering.
• Familiarity with MBSE, SysML/UAF, Cameo, Rhapsody, DOORS, GitLab, Python, MATLAB, or C/C++; relevant M.S. degree.
• Experience with tactical data links, mission software, network interfaces, or HWIL/LVC integration and testing.

Capstone Research Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Company

All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.