Verification & Validation Engineer

Apex Systems; Seal Beach (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Hospitalization Coverage

Direct Deposit

Weekly Pay Periods

Training and Development Programs

401k

Referral Program

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer (Validation & Verification) for a DoD-space focused program. The role is 100% on-site in multiple locations, including Seal Beach, CO, VA, and FL, with a 12-month contract-to-permanent opportunity.

Requires active TS clearance and strong requirements analysis, verification, and system integration skills. You will lead verification activities, develop test plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams using scaled agile methods to deliver

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
• B.S. in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads ground and system level verification, validation, integration and test.
• Plans and implements requirements management processes and risk tracking.
• Designs and develops requirements, interfaces, and verification plans.
• Performs system analyses for safety, reliability, and maintainability.
• Writes ICDs and supports ConOps development and product design.
• Mentors team members and works in scaled agile environments.

Skills

Excellent communication

Adaptability

Decision making

Customer focus

Integrated systems

Engineering analysis

Requirements tracing

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job#: 3047074

Job Description:

Systems Engineer (Validation & Verification Engineer)

Apex Systems is hiring for multiple Systems Engineers (Validation & Verification Engineer), levels 3-5, with a large aerospace and defense client!

Position requires a currently active, DoD-issued Top Secret Security Clearance.

Must be open to working 100% on-site in one of the following locations - Seal Beach, CA (preferred); El Segundo, CA; Colorado Springs, CO; Aurora, CO; Herndon, VA; Leesburg, VA; or Kennedy Space Center, FL

Contract Type/Duration: W2 Contract; 12-month contract-to-permanent-hire opportunity

As a member of the Systems Engineering team, you will join a diverse team and apply your skills to analyze and develop system and subsystem requirements, interface control documents, support systems architecture and design, system integration, test, verification, and validation to ensure the system satisfies the intent of customer requirements. This role involves creating innovative solutions to technical challenges, providing system support with automation, modern tools, and overseeing projects to ultimately deliver the end product.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads Ground and System Level verification, validation, integration and test
• Leads the planning, organization, implementation of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity and technology readiness
• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, and develop requirements
• Develops and executes test plans, procedures, and verification reports
• Resolves cross-functional technical issues
• Evaluates customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
• Performs various analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture supporting mission success
• Writes requirements and ICDs for the ground systems
• Supports ConOps development and product design, development, and test
• Develops Ground Segment Operational Products in support of Space based systems
• Supports complex system level threads required to run missions in space
• Works with a team of engineers using scaled agile development process
• Engages in model based systems engineering
• Leads, mentors, and trains others

Requirements:

• Currently active, DoD-issued Top Secret Security Clearance
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Engineering Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• Minimum 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written Communication, Adaptability, Decision Making, Customer Focus, Integrated Systems, Engineering Analysis, and Requirements/Tracing skillset
• Experience in space systems and working with multi-discipline teams
• Experience with Ops Product architecture, design, development, and test
• Experience with software requirements verification testing
• Experience with scripting languages (i.e. Python, Tcl/Tk)
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework processes and tools (i.e Jira, Confluence)

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Please note that as a contract employee of Apex Systems, benefits include the below with employee contribution*

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance; Short Term Disability
• Hospitalization Coverage
• Direct Deposit
• Weekly Pay Periods
• Training and Development Programs
• 401k
• Referral Program

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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