Advanced System Engineer

Rincon Research Corp • Tucson, AZ

13h • $116,000 - $142,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Rincon Research Corporation (RRC), an employee-owned company, is seeking an Advanced Systems Engineer to work in a multidisciplinary R&D environment with electrical engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, and analysts. The team develops custom digital signal processing solutions and applies them to operational missions in support of the United States Defense and Intelligence Communities and national security. The position is located at RRC’s Tucson, Arizona headquarters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience with RF and/or high-speed digital electronics hardware and/or firmware/FPGA design.
• Knowledge of GPS or GNSS systems.
• Expert systems engineering knowledge across the full system lifecycle, including requirements analysis and allocation, system architecture and design, integration, test, transition to operations, and sustainment.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering and tools such as Cameo and DOORS.
• Ability to write test plans and procedures.
• Comfort with agile development methods in a dynamic environment.
• Previous experience as a Systems Engineer on a large Research and Development program.
• Current Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Prepare and lead technical reviews with customer-centric input.
• Experience developing Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP).
• Experience developing project technical documentation, including requirements with traceability and cross-references, formal technical review artifacts, and formal and informal test processes and procedures.
• Experience with System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and Critical Design Review/Critical Design Readiness Review (CDR/CDRR).
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with diverse teams.
• Experience with CONOP documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements development, system architecture, and design.
• Identify and mitigate risks.
• Communicate in writing and verbally with team members, management, technical partners, and customers.
• Produce clear, traceable technical documentation using standard MS Office tools, engineering tools, test environments, and secure computing systems.
• Work independently with minimal direction and demonstrate initiative.
• Perform systematic analysis of systems to identify software, hardware, and interface issues and support resolution across the system lifecycle.
• Identify and articulate discrepancy reports that outline issues or bugs and mitigation response deadlines.
• Develop and interpret complex technical requirements and associate them with system engineering milestones.
• Work with engineers and customers to develop a comprehensive Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM).
• Write test plans and procedures.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid premiums for family medical and dental insurance, employee life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability (STD and LTD).
• Flexible reimbursement spending accounts for medical expense and dependent care.
• Immediate participation and vesting in the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) Plan.
• Employer contributions to RRC’s ESOP.
• Employer matching contributions to the company’s 401(k) Plan.
• Employer discretionary contributions to the company’s 401(k) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior