Senior Systems Engineer - Defense & Ground Vehicle Systems

DCS Corp; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corp is seeking an experienced System Engineer to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Ground Vehicle Systems Center.

You will provide system engineering support for robotic system instrumentation and testing, translating operational needs into clear technical requirements, and coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced defense engineering environment. The role requires strong communication, disciplined engineering judgment, and the ability to

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems/Software/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field with 15 years of experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience supporting requirements development, requirements decomposition, verification planning, or system integration activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, and manage system-level requirements with government customers and stakeholders.
• Support system architecture development, functional analysis, trade studies, and technical decision-making for ground vehicle systems.
• Define system interfaces, integration strategies, verification methods, and validation plans.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, mechanical, cybersecurity, test, and logistics teams to implement and verify requirements.
• Support integration and test activities, troubleshoot issues, document results, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation including requirements specs, interface control documents, test procedures, and engineering briefs.
• Participate in technical reviews, design reviews, and customer meetings.
• Support configuration management, risk management, change impact assessments, and traceability of requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• Apply systems engineering processes, standards, and best practices to ensure program execution and technical quality.

Skills

Technical communication

Requirements development

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Cameo

MagicDraw

Job description

DCS Corp is seeking an experienced System Engineer to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Ground Vehicle Systems Center.

You will provide system engineering support for robotic system instrumentation and testing, translating operational needs into clear technical requirements, and coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced defense engineering environment. The role requires strong communication, disciplined engineering judgment, and the ability to