Staff Systems Engineer

Auria Space; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Auria Space is looking for a Systems Engineer in Tampa, Florida, offering a salary between $110,000 and $150,000. The ideal candidate will have 5–10 years of systems engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree in engineering.

This role involves leading technical projects, ensuring rigorous engineering processes, and acting as a primary point of contact for customers and partners. An active U.S. Secret security clearance is required.

Auria is committed to a diverse workforce and equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of proven systems engineering experience delivering high-consequence technical solutions.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance required.
• Exceptional standard of professional integrity and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution of projects ensuring engineering processes are upheld.
• Architect and deliver solutions for entire systems.
• Negotiate directly with external partners and customers.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Technical Rigor

Customer Engagement

Technical Leadership

Innovation

Configuration Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Systems Engineering Excellence: Apply advanced problem‑solving methodologies to the most complex problem sets, architecting and delivering solutions for entire systems and systems of systems.
• Technical Rigor & Acumen: Lead with engineering rigor, ensuring a strict commitment to testing, repeatable processes, comprehensive documentation, and reliable delivery across the entire development lifecycle.
• Customer & Partner Engagement: Act as a key technical point of contact to communicate and negotiate directly with external partners (sub‑contractors, vendors, prime contractors) and external customers.
• Establish and maintain trusted partnerships with customer bases, negotiating through conflicts with transparency and integrity.
• Effective Technical Leadership: Lead the technical execution of projects and initiatives, ensuring engineering processes are upheld. Serve as a prominent, respected mentor across the organization to develop talent and elevate the contributions of your team members.
• End‑User Focus: Design architectures and solutions that explicitly reflect the mission needs of the end‑user, actively seeking out and embracing feedback with a growth mindset.
• Innovation & IR&D: Pursue and champion innovative technologies and processes. You will have direct access to internal IR&D budgets to back novel concepts by compiling standard quad‑charts for approval from the CEO.
• Requirements & Verification: Author, trace, manage, and validate comprehensive system‑level program requirements.
• Technical Milestones: Lead the development and executive presentation of major engineering milestone reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Technical Artifacts: Generate and maintain critical engineering artifacts, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Engineering Drawings, system Bill of Materials (BOMs), etc.
• Configuration Management: Strictly adhere to and advance company Configuration Management (CM) policies to ensure rigorous version control over all system documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5–10 years of proven systems engineering experience delivering high‑consequence technical solutions.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited university, or equivalent foundational knowledge gained through formal technical apprenticeships and hands‑on work experience.
• Domain Knowledge: Expert‑level engineering mastery with a recognized ability to independently lead and steer complex, large‑scale systems engineering initiatives.
• Mission Outcome Orientation: Proven track record of navigating the critical final 10% of a project life cycle to successfully launch highly mission‑critical capabilities into polished, operational products.
• Autonomy & Accountability: Self‑directed ownership of complex workloads and team execution plans, coupled with transparent risk communication, immediate roadblock escalation, and shared accountability for team decisions.
• Integrity & Trust: Exceptional standard of professional integrity and ethics, with a commitment to doing what is right under pressure and holding oneself accountable for outcomes.
• Security Clearance: Active U.S. Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree: Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a closely related technical field.
• Satellite Communications: Direct engineering exposure to Satellite Communications (Satcom) space, ground, or network segments.
• Modern Methodologies: Practical experience utilizing Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and working within Agile delivery frameworks.
• Enterprise Architecture: Experience developing and maintaining DoDAF‑compliant architecture frameworks and high‑level operational concepts (e.g., OV‑1 graphics).
• System Analytics: Experience conducting rigorous system reliability, maintainability, and availability analysis.
• Field Deployment: Hands‑on experience successfully deploying, installing, and transitioning complex systems directly to fielded, operational sites.

Salary

$110,000 - $150,000

BCubed Engineering, an Auria company, is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action‑Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.