Senior Systems Engineer – DoD Lifecycle & Integration

TRISTAR INC; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TRISTAR INC. seeks a System Engineer to lead requirements development, system architecture, interface coordination, and testing across DoD programs. You will contribute to verification, validation, and technical documentation while supporting lifecycle sustainment.

The role requires strong analytical and writing skills, experience with ICDs and interfaces, and the ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance. Candidates should have DoD experience and a related engineering degree.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Computer/Mechanical/Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• Seven (7) years of relevant systems engineering, integration, requirements management, or test experience.
• Experience translating operational needs into technical requirements and solutions.
• Experience creating specifications, ICDs, requirements docs, and verification plans.

Responsibilities

• Analyze needs and develop, allocate, validate, and maintain system requirements with traceability.
• Support architectures, baselines, design alternatives, and trade studies.
• Develop and review ICDs and coordinate interfaces across hardware, software, networks, data, and subsystems.
• Support laboratory and field integration and resolve interface and performance issues.
• Define verification methods and assist in test plans, matrices, and reports.
• Participate in SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and production-readiness reviews.
• Identify risks and mitigation actions; track issues and dependencies.
• Evaluate ECPs, deviations, waivers, and design changes for impacts to requirements and sustainment.
• Prepare specifications, technical reports, assessments, briefings, and decision papers.
• Support lifecycle activities including reliability, maintainability, and obsolescence.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

System architecture

Verification and validation

Technical writing

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Jama

Cameo

SysML/MBSE

Job description

TRISTAR INC. seeks a System Engineer to lead requirements development, system architecture, interface coordination, and testing across DoD programs. You will contribute to verification, validation, and technical documentation while supporting lifecycle sustainment.

The role requires strong analytical and writing skills, experience with ICDs and interfaces, and the ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance. Candidates should have DoD experience and a related engineering degree.