Senior Systems Engineering Leader: MBSE & Program Leadership

United Launch Alliance; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 164,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match + employer contribution

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

9/80 schedule

Job summary

United Launch Alliance is seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Leader to own the systems engineering scope for launch programs, drive MBSE adoption, and lead cross-functional teams across architecture, requirements, and risk management.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Chief Engineering and Operations to deliver balanced solutions with schedule, cost, and manufacturability in mind, while guiding V-model development and verification activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience, preferably in the aerospace or defense industry.
• 4+ years of management or leadership experience in leading teams of exempt employees or other leaders.
• Experience influencing system architecture, requirements, and trades.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering processes, configuration management, and risk management.
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner of the systems engineering scope across assigned programs.
• Drive cross-functional technical integration across engineering disciplines.
• Influence system architecture, requirements development, technical trades, and baseline control.
• Own and continuously improve the systems engineering process.
• Ensure balanced solutions across performance, schedule, cost, manufacturability, and risk.
• Establish a collaborative partnership between Systems Engineering and Chief Engineering.
• Lead development and implementation of MBSE processes and tools.
• Ensure early identification of risks and development of mitigation plans.
• Implement rigorous configuration management practices.
• Lead causal analysis activities to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Oversee requirements management including development, validation, verification, and traceability.
• Manage and lead design review processes ensuring alignment with system objectives.
• Apply the systems engineering V model to guide development, integration, and verification.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

System architecture influence

Requirements management

Configuration management

MBSE

Risk management

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Education

Bachelor

Tools

Teamcenter

Cameo

Job description

United Launch Alliance is seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Leader to own the systems engineering scope for launch programs, drive MBSE adoption, and lead cross-functional teams across architecture, requirements, and risk management.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Chief Engineering and Operations to deliver balanced solutions with schedule, cost, and manufacturability in mind, while guiding V-model development and verification activities.