Senior Systems Engineer Air Delivered Weapon Systems Onsite

Salas O’Brien, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TechSource at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to lead integration efforts for air-delivered weapon systems. The role emphasizes rigorous systems engineering, test planning, execution support, and analysis of test results to drive practical solutions and risk mitigation.

Candidate will collaborate with engineering, test, program management, and government stakeholders, reviewing requirements and interfaces while ensuring traceability and compliance with

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with model based systems engineering for complex programs.
• Experience with test planning, test execution support, test data review, or test analysis.
• Ability to evaluate technical information and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong knowledge of requirements management, traceability, configuration management, and engineering documentation practices.
• Ability to work independently on complex assignments with limited daily direction.
• Ability to work 100% onsite at Kirtland AFB; access to classified networks (SIPRNET).

Responsibilities

• Support aircraft and weapon system engineering and integration activities for air-delivered nuclear weapon systems, including analysis of integration issues and development of technically sound recommendations.
• Support test planning, test coordination, and test analysis for aircraft systems, weapon systems, and associated integration activities.
• Analyze test results, system performance data, and engineering inputs to identify risks, gaps, technical issues, and potential corrective actions.
• Develop, review, and maintain system requirements specifications, interface control documentation, and related engineering artifacts for assigned systems and programs.
• Support feasibility studies, trade studies, gap analyses, and sensitivity analyses to inform program decisions across performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Maintain traceability between top-level system requirements, lower-level requirements, design decisions, test activities, and qualification evidence.
• Apply systems engineering judgment to assess proposed technical solutions against operational needs, program objectives, and integration constraints.
• Provide configuration management and requirements management support, including review of requirement changes and assessment of downstream impacts.
• Prepare technical reports, briefings, analysis summaries, and decision-support materials for government stakeholders.
• Coordinate with government, laboratories, and contractor organizations as needed to support data management, reporting, and weapon system acceptance activities.

Skills

Model-based systems engineering

Test planning & execution

Requirements management & traceability

Independent on complex assignments

Onsite work focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related technical field

Tools

Systems Modeling Language

Job description

TechSource at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to lead integration efforts for air-delivered weapon systems. The role emphasizes rigorous systems engineering, test planning, execution support, and analysis of test results to drive practical solutions and risk mitigation.

Candidate will collaborate with engineering, test, program management, and government stakeholders, reviewing requirements and interfaces while ensuring traceability and compliance with