Systems Engineer

Apogee Engineering; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Engineering seeks a Senior System Engineer to support the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Combatant Command, C2 Division. The role is based at Offutt AFB, NE, with on-site work and no remote option.

Responsibilities include system analysis, design reviews, testing, and ensuring compliance with acquisition and engineering standards throughout the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: US citizen required.
• Clearance: TS with SCI eligibility.
• Education: High School Diploma.
• Experience: Minimum 15 years relevant experience, including 5 years supporting the DoD.
• Knowledge: Strong SDLC and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform system analysis and develop system specifications.
• Provide technical reviews of design and development specifications and maintain artifacts in the systems engineering process.
• Support certification, maintenance, testing, and integration of software systems and related artifacts.
• Support delivery of software, installation, configuration, testing, and problem resolution to production.
• Advise the Government to ensure compliance with standards and participate in developing new standards.

Skills

SDLC knowledge

Software design

Coding experience

Agile methodologies

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Systems Engineer

Location: US-NE-Offutt AFB

ID: 2026-1977

Category: Engineering

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote: No

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior System Engineer in support of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Combatant Command, Command and Control (C2) Division (AFNWC/NCC).

This is a full-time position located at Offutt AFB, NE

Responsibilities

• Perform system analysis and develop system specifications.
• Provide technical reviews of design and development specifications of software applications and systems and other engineering artifacts and develop or maintain those artifacts as required in systems engineering process.
• Support the certification, maintenance, and testing of software applications as well as the integration of complex software systems and provide comments, recommendations, status, etc.
• Support the delivery of software, installation, configuration and testing, and problem resolution and maintenance, including all procedures/timelines to achieve approval to test and promote new or updated software to production
• Advise the Government to ensure compliance with applicable standards, participate in the development of new standards, and help improve existing standards.
• Assess technical and architectural changes for impact to IPT-specific software, other command-level systems, and the enterprise
• Assess items such as processes, products, contractor-developed solutions, baseline changes, Remedy Change Requests, etc. and provide comments /recommendations as necessary.
• Support development of program documents (support plans, strategies, assessments, requirements documents)
• Use approved processes (e.g., Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)) and participate in and provide support (e.g., prepare briefing or written material) for program management and technical reviews.
• Support the Program Chief Engineer and engineering authorities as requested through the program office.
• Possess knowledge of acquisition streamlining initiatives and acquisition reforms (e.g., NDAA Section 804, DoD and USSTRATCOM initiatives).
• Assist in reviewing or proposing inputs to Requests for Proposal (RFP) artifacts and source selection related documents such as Acquisition Plans, LCMP and Acquisition Strategy.
• Integrate user community requirements, desired capabilities and characteristics to support injection into the requirements/capability's generation, planning and programming processes and documents.
• Review associated documentation and software for compliance with configuration management procedures, testing policies and design as stated in current directives.
• Provide analyses of interface requirements for applications based on recommendations from modernization efforts.
• Provide full spectrum support for the programs including development of test plans and test reports, assisting and coordinating test events with interested parties (program office, contractor, user, AFOTEC, external agencies)
• Assist in the security evaluation of program information and hardware throughout the program life cycle
• Support the development, analysis, and implementation of Agile DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery model of software development, integration, and deployment; Cloud technologies; and microservice architectures

Qualifications

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS w/SCI eligibility

Education: High School Diploma

Years of Experience: Minimum of 15 years relevant experience to include:

• 5 years supporting the DoD
• Strong knowledge and experience across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong hands-on software design and coding experience
• Understanding of Agile software methodology and processes

Preferred Qualifications:

Certifications: Security+ or Sec + CE

Education: Bachelor's degree

Years of Experience: Minimum of 10 years relevant experience with 3 years supporting the DoD

Additional Experience: Prior RBS or infrastructure services exp

Additional Information
Location: Offutt AFB, NE
On-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-Site
Travel: None