Systems Engineer

Actalent; Odon (IN); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Systems Engineer in Odon, IN, to provide technical leadership across the product-development lifecycle. You will work with customers, team leads, designers, and program personnel to manage requirements, interfaces, and baselines, ensuring deliverables meet contractual needs.

You will derive system-level requirements, maintain traceability, coordinate ICDs, and support verification, validation, and milestone reviews.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• 3–5 years in systems engineering or related fields.
• Experience with multidisciplinary design, development, integration, testing, and deliverables.
• Ability to read SOWs, specs, drawings and interface docs.
• Strong written and verbal communication with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational and project-coordination skills.
• Eligibility to obtain a Secret DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Derive and maintain system-level requirements from SOWs and specs.
• Maintain requirements traceability across design, test, and delivery.
• Coordinate with leads to ensure design evidence meets obligations.
• Support multidisciplinary engineering systems development and integration.
• Develop and coordinate ICDs and interface communications.
• Support system verification, validation, and test planning.
• Coordinate configuration data with the Configuration Manager.
• Assist with change-control and data traceability.
• Support milestone reviews and ensure complete, controlled deliverables.
• Identify risks and help resolve with engineers and stakeholders.
• Assist contract transition-out and closeout activities.
• Promote systems engineering best practices across lifecycle.
• Help establish and improve processes related to SE and QM.
• Interface professionally with customers, teams, leadership, suppliers.

Skills

ABET-accredited BS in Engineering

3-5 years Systems Engineering

Requirements management

Systems integration

Technical communication

DoD security clearance

Education

ABET-accredited engineering BS

Tools

IBM DOORS

DOORS Next

Cameo Systems Modeler

MBSE tools

Job description

Job Title: Systems EngineerJob Description

The Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership and disciplined Systems Engineering support across the product-development lifecycle. This individual will work directly with customers, engineering team leads, designers, program personnel, and configuration-management stakeholders to develop and manage requirements; coordinate system interfaces; maintain technical baselines; prepare for formal milestone reviews; and ensure engineering deliverables meet customer, technical, and contractual requirements. The successful candidate will be a strong technical communicator who can connect contractual requirements, engineering design activities, system interfaces, verification evidence, configuration-controlled data, and customer deliverables throughout a programs lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Derive, document, decompose, allocate, and maintain system-level requirements from Statements of Work, customer specifications, technical documentation, and program objectives.
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability from customer and contractual requirements through design, analysis, integration, test, verification, and final engineering deliverables.
• Work closely with engineering team leads to ensure designs provide objective evidence of compliance with customer expectations, technical requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Support the technical development and integration of multidisciplinary engineering systems, including coordination among mechanical, aerospace, electrical, manufacturing, design, and program teams, as applicable.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and coordination of Interface Control Documents (ICDs), interface requirements, and interface-related technical communications among internal teams, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Support systems integration, verification, validation, and test-planning activities, as applicable to assigned programs.
• Coordinate with the Configuration Manager to maintain configuration-controlled engineering data, including technical baselines, deliverable indices, drawing trees, Bills of Materials (BOMs), revision status, and other program documentation.
• Support engineering change-control activities and help ensure released technical data is accurate, complete, traceable, and maintained in accordance with project and company procedures.
• Support engineering team leads in planning, preparing for, and executing customer and internal milestone reviews.
• Verify that required milestone entrance and exit criteria are met and that engineering review packages, technical data, analyses, drawings, reports, and other deliverables are complete and properly controlled.
• Track engineering and contractual deliverables; identify schedule, technical, documentation, interface, or compliance risks; and support timely resolution with engineering leads and program stakeholders.
• Support contract transition-out and closeout activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring engineering deliverables are completed, approved, controlled, archived, and transferred in accordance with contractual and customer requirements.
• Promote Systems Engineering principles and best practices throughout the design process, including requirements management, interface control, technical-risk management, configuration management, verification planning, and lifecycle documentation.
• Assist in establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving processes and procedures related to Systems Engineering, configuration management, quality control, engineering documentation, and technical operations.
• Interface directly and professionally with customers, engineering teams, program leadership, suppliers, and other technical stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, or equivalent, from an ABET-accredited institution.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in Systems Engineering, engineering product development, system integration, requirements management, technical program execution, configuration management, or related engineering fields.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering design, development, integration, test, verification, or technical-data deliverables.
• Ability to read, interpret, and work from Statements of Work, technical specifications, engineering drawings, interface documentation, and contractual deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information clearly with customers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and project-coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple engineering deliverables and priorities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD security clearance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Defense, aerospace, missile defense, government-contract, or other highly regulated engineering programs.
• Experience supporting formal technical and program milestone reviews, such as System Requirements Reviews (SRRs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), or equivalent customer reviews.
• Experience with requirements management and Systems Engineering tools, including IBM DOORS, DOORS Next, Cameo Systems Modeler, or similar tools.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), SysML, system architecture development, or related modeling methods.
• Experience building system models in Cameo is a strong plus.

Work Environment

The work environment involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, aerospace, electrical, and manufacturing disciplines. The role requires coordination with various stakeholders and adherence to engineering processes and procedures. The dress code is professional, and the position may require working with sensitive information, necessitating a Secret DoD security clearance.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Odon, IN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Odon,IN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 12, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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