Systems Engineer IV with Security Clearance

Cornerstone Defense; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition and training assistance

Paid vacation/leave

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense, based in Aurora, Colorado, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance. You will analyze and define how the system works, decompose requirements, support test processes, and assist in validating the program baseline across multiple releases.

The role requires deep experience with systems engineering lifecycle, ConOps development, and agile practices. Strong collaboration and communication are essential to succeed in a fast‑paced defense environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle including ConOps and requirements management.
• Government contract development experience.
• Familiar with Agile systems engineering practices.

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 program's 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

Skills

5+ years exp

Systems lifecycle

ConOps development

Requirements mgmt

Agile principles

Communication

Education

BSc STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Cameo

DOORS

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer Aurora, CO Active TS/SCI Compensation Range: $120,000 - $150,000

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 Bachelors Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) in a related field and minimum 5 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


• Experience with Agile principles, to include Agile systems engineering practices and/or Agile roles

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.)


• 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

Company Benefits

Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to:

• A 401(K) plan with a company match


• Tuition and training assistances


• Paid vacation/leave


• A fitness reimbursement program


• College savings plan


• Commuter benefits


• Financial advisory services


• Flex spending accounts


• Health savings accounts


• STD/LTD coverage


• Life and AD&D insurance


• Employee assistance programs


• Life financial planning assistance


• Legal resources