Systems Engineer 3

Cts Technology Solutions, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings plans

Employee referral rewards

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Colorado Springs is looking for motivated System Engineers to support missile defense programs. This role involves working on comprehensive assessments, developing simulation tools, and collaborating with industry partners to optimize system performance. Candidates must have a degree in a relevant field and at least one year of system engineering experience. An active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required. This position is 100% onsite in Colorado Springs, CO.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in system engineering.
• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in engineering or related field.
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with industry partners to assess missile defense systems.
• Perform analyses to optimize system performance.
• Develop and maintain modeling and simulation tools.
• Lead integration and checkout activities for missile defense systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

System engineering

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science in relevant field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

JAVA

MBSE tools (CAMEO, DOORS)

Job description

Position Description

Secret Clearance Required to Start. 100% onsite. Position can be in Colorado Springs, CO or Huntsville, AL.

Company’s Missile Defense National Team is seeking motivated and talented System Engineers in Colorado Springs, Colorado!

Missile Defense programs are part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System which defends the United States homeland and its regional allies all over the world. Be a part of our passionate and highly-motivated team who are excited to be on the forefront of defense of our nation.

Responsibilities

• Team member will work with other industry partners in the development and execution of a comprehensive assessment program supporting the C2BMC Element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.
• Evaluates systems under various scenarios and architectures to determine and/or optimize overall system mission performance in a framework giving insight into performance that may be employed by Missile Defense Agency and Warfighters
• Performs various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture
• Develops and maintains analysis tools of varied fidelity including modeling and simulation tools to predict performance against evolving threats of current and future missile defense systems
• Develops, maintains and identifies improvements for the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes
• Defines, schedules, assigns, and executes tasks, and monitors completion to lead the monitoring of integration and checkout activities, receiving and evaluating of results of activities, and approving/disapproving of each by determining whether results meet the checkout requirements, so that integration activities can proceed
• Supporting the subject matter experts for integration and test domains, system engineering system performance/ domains, system-specific issues, processes, tools, and regulations
• Support efforts to solve complex missile defense problems
• Utilization of MBSE tools such as CAMEO or DOORS, System Architect and mathematical modeling and simulation to provide thought leadership and lead trade studies in assigned areas
• Requirements and architecture development in support of MDS systems
• Drive the system engineering integration and test or system analysis approach
• Develop, select, tailor and deploy integration and test processes, tools and metrics
• Execute and document integration and test activities and events
• Develop, define efficiencies and improvements to tools to improve team productivity
• Perform system analysis trade studies to define technical concepts and solutions
• This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. (Colorado Springs, CO.)
• This position may require the ability to obtain access to an MDA facility. Access to the facility requires a background investigation by U.S. government authorities.
• This position requires candidate acceptance by industry partner resource control board.
• This position requires an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

Requirements

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry.
• Experience using analytical, collaboration, communication and organizational skills
• Minimum of 1 year of in system engineering (e.g. Systems, Design, Architecture, Integration, Requirements or Test)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 3 or more years\' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance or an active Top Secret clearance highly desired
• Growing understanding of DoD and missile defense command and control, battle management, architectures and communications system concepts, mission, and common system test and data analysis techniques
• Experience with verification of requirements
• Must have an understanding of System Engineering and iterative product development using Agile practices.
• Experience in developing capability assessments, assessment objectives and related assessment plans and procedures.
• Experience in scripting and automated test development is a plus.
• This position requires exposure to a broad range of personnel within MDA and its associated sub-elements.
• Experience using MATLAB, Python, JAVA, or similar language environment to develop analytical tools or perform numerical modeling of complex systems.
• Demonstrated experience performing systems analysis or performance analysis including system concept trade studies, operational analysis, requirements analysis, feasibility analysis, system performance measures of effectiveness analysis (incl. technical performance measures), discrimination methods and techniques definition, probability analysis, or vehicle analysis.
• Demonstrated experience modeling or simulating missile defense elements or systems in similar domains (air combat, air defense, intercept of ballistic targets, intercept of non-ballistic targets, space vehicles, sub-orbital mechanics, etc.)
• Experience with Agile Development processes is a plus

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years\' related work (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years\' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

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