Systems Engineer II

Cornerstone Defense LLC; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC based in Aurora, CO, is seeking a Systems Engineer to analyze system functionality and support testing processes. The candidate will work on critical projects within the Defense and Space sectors, requiring a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and at least 2 years of experience.

The role demands proficiency in Agile practices, teamwork, and an active TS/SCI Security clearance. Cornerstone Defense is committed to fostering a supportive and professional work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with systems engineering lifecycle and Agile principles.
• Active TS/SCI Security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and define system workings and use cases.
• Decompose requirements and define system interfaces.
• Provide engineering support for testing and design.

Skills

Agile systems engineering practices

Project domain development

Requirements management

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Systems Engineer

Aurora, CO

TS/SCI

Compensation Range: $85,000 - $115,000

Company Overview

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze and define how the system works creating use cases
• Decompose requirements, define system interfaces and help determine how requirements will be validated and verified by the test team
• Provide engineering support for the execution of a portion of the programs test program including test processes and baseline definition and test architecture design
• Support regression testing across deliverable releases to the program baseline
• Support and attend technical reviews and technical interchanges in support of the program

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering, or a related field and minimum 2+ years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with systems engineering lifecycle, roles and functions, with specific experience in one or more of the following areas: Concept of Operations (ConOps) development, requirements definition and management, functional analysis or interface definition and control
• Development experience on a government contract with experience in systems engineering
• Experience with Agile principles, to include Agile systems engineering practices and understanding of Agile roles
• Development experience in project domain (e.g., mission management ground systems, space-based ISR platforms)
• Experience working in an Agile development environment and with Agile development tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Active TS/SCI Security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo Systems Modeler)
• Experience with requirements management in DOORS or other requirements databases
• Good oral and written communication skills as well as good collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment