Senior Systems Engineer

SAIC•Panama City Beach, FL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer to join and support our dynamic team in Panama City Beach, Florida. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career and hone your leadership skills while supporting multiple Navy projects of varying complexity. We are seeking a motivated individual eager to apply your expertise in systems engineering, leveraging Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), to enable the successful execution of complex programs. As an engineering team member, you will contribute to all aspects of the systems engineering technical processes across the entire system lifecycle. You will act as a key technical resource, providing guidance to team members and ensuring that systems engineering best practices are followed. You will also play a pivotal role in overseeing requirements development, system design, integration, risk management, and verification/validation of complex Navy systems using Digital Engineering (DE) and MBSE principles, tools, and methodologies.

Requirements

Expertise in systems engineering
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Experience with Digital Engineering (DE)
Experience with MBSE principles, tools, and methodologies
Experience with Cameo
Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
Experience developing Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Experience conducting trade studies, feasibility assessments, and performance analyses
Experience with integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) efforts
Experience identifying, assessing, and managing technical risks
Experience developing mitigation strategies for technical risks
Experience providing regular risk reports to stakeholders
Experience supporting the development of engineering documentation, technical reports, and presentations
Experience participating in technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR)
Experience providing mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (mechanical, electrical, software engineering)
Experience monitoring and adapting engineering plans, schedules, and deliverables

Responsibilities

Execute all systems engineering technical processes in accordance with program requirements, from initial concept through final delivery.
Develop and maintain system models using MBSE frameworks and tools such as Cameo.
Guide requirements development, including requirements elicitation, documentation, analysis, and traceability to ensure alignment with system objectives and higher-level customer needs.
Perform system architecture design and functional decomposition leveraging Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to ensure proper interaction between system components and external systems.
Conduct trade studies, feasibility assessments, and performance analyses to identify optimized solutions and design alternatives.
Oversee and contribute to integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) efforts, ensuring technical compliance with customer and program requirements.
Identify, assess, and manage technical risks, including developing mitigation strategies and providing regular risk reports to stakeholders.
Support the development of engineering documentation, technical reports, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
Participate in technical reviews, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), and Critical Design Reviews (CDR).
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers to promote growth and technical excellence within the team.
Maintain alignment with customer objectives and provide technical leadership to resolve challenges encountered during all phases of the program lifecycle.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, electrical, and software engineering, to ensure a cohesive and integrated systems approach.
Monitor and adapt engineering plans, schedules, and deliverables in response to evolving program needs, while adhering to project timelines and budgets.