System Engineer III

Vosper Thornycroft Group; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG in Aurora, CO is seeking a Systems Engineer III to translate mission needs into system requirements and drive verification and traceability across the lifecycle. You will coordinate across stakeholders to maintain technical alignment and support design trade studies.

You will lead development of key SE artifacts, oversee cross-functional integration with software, infrastructure, cyber, data, and test, and mentor junior engineers while upholding engineering best practices.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Poly security clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Business, or related field; Masters preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering for complex integrated systems.
• Experience as lead/architect on mission environments.
• MBSE/SysML and DoDAF proficiency.
• Certifications: INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, AWS/Azure, Security+.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering across lifecycle: requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, baseline management.
• Own development of key SE products: system requirements, interface control docs, architecture packages, technical plans.
• Drive cross-functional technical integration and resolve design conflicts.
• Lead technical reviews and trade studies with cost/schedule/risk/performance focus.
• Ensure requirements are measurable, testable, and traceable; manage change impact.
• Mentor junior/mid engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Provide technical input for program reporting, risk management, and customer briefings.

Skills

MBSE/SysML

DoDAF

Lead/Architect

Requirements engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

INCOSE ASEP/CSEP

AWS/Azure

Security+

Job description

Overview

VTG is looking for System Engineers in Aurora, CO. The Systems Engineer III performs systems engineering tasks with limited supervision, translating mission needs into system requirements and engineering products. Coordinates across stakeholders to maintain technical alignment, supports design trade studies, and ensures requirements are verifiable and traceable through implementation and test.

What will you do?

• Lead systems engineering approach across lifecycle: requirements strategy, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, and technical baseline management.
• Own/oversee development of key systems engineering products (e.g., system requirements, interface control documentation, architecture packages, technical plans).
• Drive cross-functional technical integration, resolving design conflicts and ensuring alignment across software, infrastructure, cyber, data, and test.
• Lead technical reviews and decision forums; develop trade studies and recommend solution paths based on cost/schedule/risk/performance.
• Establish and enforce requirements quality standards (measurable, testable, traceable) and manage impacts of change requests.
• Mentor junior/mid engineers and implement engineering best practices to improve quality and delivery predictability.
• Provide technical input for program reporting, risk management, and customer briefings.

Do you have what it takes?

• TS/SCI with Poly Required
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Business, or related field; Masters Preferred
• 10+ years of experience.
• Experience serving as a lead/architect on complex integrated systems in mission environments.
• MBSE/SysML and architecture framework proficiency (DoDAF) and familiarity with formal review processes (SRR/PDR/CDR).
• Relevant certifications (e.g., INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, AWS/Azure, Security+), as appropriate to the SOW.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience serving as a lead/architect on complex integrated systems in mission environments, MBSE/SysML and architecture framework proficiency (DoDAF), and familiarity with formal review processes (SRR/PDR/CDR).

This position is contingent upon program award.

Pay Range:

VTG's estimated starting pay range is $135,000 - $185,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.