System Engineer

Star3; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TRISTAR is seeking a skilled System Engineer to work on requirements development, system architecture, interfaces, integration, and lifecycle sustainment. The role emphasizes analyzing complex engineering needs and producing technical documentation while supporting verification and validation activities.

The ideal candidate will have DoD-related experience, strong analytical and writing skills, and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Seven years of systems engineering or related experience.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability.
• Experience in architecture, interfaces, integration and verification.
• Translate operational needs into technical requirements.
• Produce technical documents and assessments.
• Identify risks and mitigation actions.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze needs and develop/allocate system requirements with traceability.
• Support architectures, baselines, design options, and trade studies.
• Develop and review ICDs and coordinate interfaces.
• Assist lab and field integration and resolve interface issues.
• Define verification methods and support test plans and reports.
• Participate in SRR/SFR/PDR/CDR/TRR reviews.
• Track risks, issues, dependencies, root causes, and actions.
• Evaluate ECPs and design changes for impacts to requirements.
• Prepare specifications, reports, and engineering documents.
• Support reliability, maintainability, and sustainment activities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Interface coordination

Analysis & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Jama

Cameo

SysML / MBSE

Job description

Description

We are seeking a skilled System Engineer (ESY3) to join our dynamic team. This role will focus on systems engineering, requirements development, system architecture, interface coordination, integration and testing, technical reviews, and lifecycle sustainment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience analyzing complex engineering requirements, resolving technical issues, supporting verification and validation activities, and preparing technical documentation and assessments. IPA00000536

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational needs and develop, allocate, validate, and maintain system/subsystem requirements and traceability.
• Support system architectures, functional baselines, design alternatives, and technical trade studies.
• Develop and review Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and coordinate hardware, software, network, data, and subsystem interfaces.
• Support laboratory and field integration and resolve interface, performance, and compatibility issues.
• Define verification methods and acceptance criteria and support test plans, procedures, verification matrices, and reports.
• Participate in technical reviews including SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and production-readiness reviews.
• Identify and track technical risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, root causes, and corrective actions.
• Evaluate Engineering Change Proposals, deviations, waivers, and design changes for impacts to requirements, interfaces, test, logistics, cybersecurity, production, and sustainment.
• Prepare specifications, engineering reports, technical assessments, briefings, decision papers, and related documentation.
• Support lifecycle activities involving reliability, maintainability, supportability, obsolescence, fielding, and sustainment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Seven (7) years of relevant systems engineering, system integration, requirements management, acquisition engineering, test and evaluation, or related experience.
• Experience developing and managing requirements and requirements traceability.
• Experience with system architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, validation, or qualification.
• Ability to translate operational needs into technical requirements and engineering solutions.
• Experience preparing technical products such as specifications, ICDs, requirements documents, engineering reports, verification matrices, and test documentation.
• Experience identifying technical risks and developing mitigation or corrective-action recommendations.
• Strong analytical, technical-writing, briefing, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance TS/SCI

Preferred Requirements

• DoD, Navy, NAVSEA, NSWC Crane, Army product-manager, or comparable acquisition-program experience.
• PdM FITE, force protection, Electronic Warfare, communications, or mission-system experience.
• Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and systems-engineering technical reviews.
• Experience with IBM DOORS, Jama, Cameo, SysML, MBSE, or comparable requirements tools.
• Experience evaluating ECPs, deviations, waivers, and configuration changes.
• Experience supporting production, fielding, sustainment, reliability, maintainability, or supportability.

About TRISTAR

TRISTAR is an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned professional services company supporting the U.S. Department of Defense programs. Our core competencies include Electronic Warfare, Enterprise Management, Full Spectrum Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Digital Transformation, Software Engineering and Development, Maritime Modernization and Engineering, and Technical Solutions.

TRISTAR was founded in March 1995 and has built an employee-focused collaborative environment which enables our team of professionals to create and deliver customized solutions to meet our customers’ mission critical challenges. TRISTAR’s core capabilities support customers with end-to-end solutions.

For over 30 years, TRISTAR has demonstrated and perfected our ability to successfully manage any task, small or large no matter how difficult or complex.

TRISTAR is proud to serve the Department of Defense and other Federal Agencies.

TRISTAR provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.