Senior Systems Engineer — Ground Systems (Space Defense)

Sierra Space Corporation; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match

3 weeks paid time off

Job summary

Sierra Space Corporation seeks a Systems Engineer III to contribute to the development and integration of advanced ground system solutions for the AMDT3 program. You will align stakeholder requirements, decompose architecture, and lead efforts to ensure timely delivery while managing risks and supporting verification activities.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration with government stakeholders and SMEs, emphasizing traceability, system integration, and readiness for on-orbit

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; 5+ years experience preferred.
• Knowledge of requirements management, derivation and allocation.
• Understanding of system architecture, integration and V&V principles.
• Ability to work with engineers to drive systems engineering products.
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Specify, architect, and integrate complex ground system solutions.
• Derive, decompose, trace, and manage ground system requirements.
• Define concepts of operation for ground-to-space mission support.
• Lead system integration, verification activities and risk mitigation.

Skills

Requirements management

Systems architecture

System integration

Verification and Validation (V&V)

Technical communication

Lead small teams

Secret clearance

Agile / DevSecOps awareness

Project management basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO EA

Rhapsody

Matlab

SysML

Job description

Sierra Space Corporation seeks a Systems Engineer III to contribute to the development and integration of advanced ground system solutions for the AMDT3 program. You will align stakeholder requirements, decompose architecture, and lead efforts to ensure timely delivery while managing risks and supporting verification activities.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration with government stakeholders and SMEs, emphasizing traceability, system integration, and readiness for on-orbit