System Engineer II: Requirements & Architecture Lead

VTG Defense; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense in Aurora, Colorado is seeking a System Engineer II to translate mission needs into system requirements and engineering products, coordinating across stakeholders to ensure traceability and verifiability through design and test.

The role requires 5–9+ years of systems engineering experience, TS/SCI with Poly, a Bachelor's degree, and familiarity with MBSE/SysML or DoDAF preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, IT, business, or related field.
• 5–9+ years of systems engineering experience.
• TS/SCI with Poly required.
• Experience with requirements management and engineering documentation.
• Structured delivery experience (Agile, iterative, or traditional lifecycles).

Responsibilities

• Lead/support requirements development, decomposition, and management; maintain end-to-end traceability from mission needs through verification.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering artifacts (e.g., system specs, interface documentation, architecture views, technical baselines).
• Support integration planning and coordination across engineering disciplines (software, network, cyber, cloud, test).
• Contribute to technical reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR or equivalent).
• Support verification planning and test readiness activities; ensure requirements are measurable and testable.
• Identify risks and mitigations; support configuration and change control processes.

Skills

Requirements management

End-to-end traceability

Systems engineering

Agile/SDLC

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Engineering/IT/Business)

Tools

MBSE/SysML

DoDAF

Job description

VTG Defense in Aurora, Colorado is seeking a System Engineer II to translate mission needs into system requirements and engineering products, coordinating across stakeholders to ensure traceability and verifiability through design and test.

The role requires 5–9+ years of systems engineering experience, TS/SCI with Poly, a Bachelor's degree, and familiarity with MBSE/SysML or DoDAF preferred.