Senior Systems Engineer: Aerospace DevSecOps & MBSE

Belcan; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Belcan is seeking a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to lead the definition, development, and deployment of complex aerospace systems. The role emphasizes DevSecOps, MBSE, ARP4754, and automation; you will improve requirements management, system architecture, verification, and certification, while advancing CI/CD and toolchain integration.

Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams in Eastern Time core and global teams, including India Standard Time, to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in multiple areas of the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements development, design, integration, verification, validation, and technical documentation.
• Experience or familiarity with DevSecOps.
• Experience with requirements management tools (Jama, Polarion, DOORS).
• Develop automation with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and thoroughly test implementations.
• Experience with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience working in aerospace or another highly regulated engineering environment.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work within Eastern Time Zone core and global teams, including India Standard Time
• Experience/Interest on CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands‑on experience applying ARP4754 throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Experience working in a configuration‑controlled environment, including problem reports and change requests.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to work through complex technical issues.
• Confidence working autonomously with limited oversight.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with internal teams, external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Practical project management capability, including the ability to manage smaller projects, work packages or technical processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, development, and deployment of innovative engineering solutions that improve the systems engineering lifecycle across the organization.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD pipelines, toolchain integration, and engineering automation to enable more efficient and scalable engineering solutions.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to improve requirements management, system architecture, verification, validation, and certification processes.

Skills

Systems engineering

DevSecOps

Requirements management

Automation scripting

Python

Git

Aerospace experience

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Tools

Jama

Polarion

DOORS

Cameo

MagicDraw

Teamwork Cloud

Job description

Belcan is seeking a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to lead the definition, development, and deployment of complex aerospace systems. The role emphasizes DevSecOps, MBSE, ARP4754, and automation; you will improve requirements management, system architecture, verification, and certification, while advancing CI/CD and toolchain integration.

Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams in Eastern Time core and global teams, including India Standard Time, to deliver