Senior Systems Engineer (5831) (Boulder, CO) (Secret)

Space Programs•Boulder, CO, CO

21h•$150,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

SMX is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer for its Space and Intelligence Business Unit to support Space System Command’s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) program. The program enhances the government-owned FORGE framework by delivering a scalable, cyber-secure ground processing capability for the Space Force’s missile warning and tracking mission. The engineer will work with systems and software engineers to support engineering processes on a large national defense Agile software development program. The position is on-site in Boulder, Colorado, five days per week. The role provides Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) products, views, reports, and documents in support of the SOW and software development activities. It coordinates with engineering leadership, software and test engineers, and other systems engineering team members, and supports technical reviews with the prime integrator and customer. The position requires an Interim DoD Secret clearance or higher; U.S. citizenship and agreement to participate in a background screen are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another relevant field.
At least 8 years of professional experience in a systems or software engineer position.
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Cameo.
Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Interim DoD Secret clearance or higher; U.S. citizenship is required.
Agree to participate in a background screen.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on “badge-less” engineering teams on large national security contracts.
Domain experience with remote sensing systems or ground architectures, especially OPIR sensor processing.
Experience with Agile software development methodology.
Experience with Jira and Confluence.
Experience with Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.
Interim or active DoD Secret clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

Provide MBSE products, views, reports, and documents supporting the SOW and software development activities.
Develop or support system and subsystem requirements.
Develop use cases and derived software requirements with traceability to system and subsystem requirements.
Develop architecture and design structure and behavior, including internal and external interfaces.
Develop test cases with traceability to requirements for verification.
Conduct or support technical reviews with the prime integrator and customer, including Technical Interchange Meetings, Critical Design Reviews, and Test Readiness Reviews.
Identify and groom backlogs.
Ensure work products meet program requirements.
Ensure development work products align with the engineering baseline.
Coordinate with engineering leadership, software engineers, test engineers, and other systems engineering team members.