Senior Systems Engineer

KIHOMAC•Boulder, UT

About The Position

Systems Engineering & Technical Oversight Conduct program and portfolio reviews to evaluate technical baselines, alternative plans, system designs, and test results Design and perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and overall system performance meets approved specifications Validate systems through development of evaluation criteria and analysis of engineering results Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations supporting planning, implementation, and corrective actions Acquisition & Lifecycle Support Provide engineering support across acquisition phases including material solution analysis, technology maturation, engineering and manufacturing development, production, deployment, installation, and operations oversight Support proposal analysis activities by evaluating technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness Assist with source documentation including ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, AoAs, Military Utility Assessments, CONOPS, Technology Development Strategies, FCAs/PCAs, and Technology Standards Profiles Technical Management & Configuration Control Support requirements definition and analysis, architecture design and implementation, system integration, verification and validation Provide engineering support for risk management, configuration management, technical data management, interface management, and version control processes Develop and maintain Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), Risk Management Plans (RMP), and other acquisition documentation Trade Studies & Risk Management Conduct formal trade studies evaluating performance, cost effectiveness, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, productivity, risk, and schedule impacts Provide independent assessments of system readiness for production and risk mitigation Technical Reviews & Assessments Support planning and execution of technical reviews such as System Requirements Reviews (SRR) and Technology Readiness Assessments (TRA) Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation and ensure proper linkage between systems-of-systems architectures Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required
12+ years of general experience
5+ years working in the DoD sector
Requirements development across production, deployment, operations, and sustainment
Architecture development and implementation
Modeling and Simulation, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles
Verification & Validation (V&V)
Technical data package development and sustainment
Configuration management principles
Network architectures, embedded systems, and application deployment across hardware platforms
Cloud deployment and virtualization environments
Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD), and Production & Deployment
Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations
Experience with live aircrew training and TTP development
Range infrastructure, architectures and systems
Familiarity with foreign ground radar
Must be a US citizen
Active US issued clearance at level Secret or higher required

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred
Additional experience may be substituted for a degree

Responsibilities

Conduct program and portfolio reviews to evaluate technical baselines, alternative plans, system designs, and test results
Design and perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and overall system performance meets approved specifications
Validate systems through development of evaluation criteria and analysis of engineering results
Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations supporting planning, implementation, and corrective actions
Provide engineering support across acquisition phases including material solution analysis, technology maturation, engineering and manufacturing development, production, deployment, installation, and operations oversight
Support proposal analysis activities by evaluating technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness
Assist with source documentation including ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, AoAs, Military Utility Assessments, CONOPS, Technology Development Strategies, FCAs/PCAs, and Technology Standards Profiles
Support requirements definition and analysis, architecture design and implementation, system integration, verification and validation
Provide engineering support for risk management, configuration management, technical data management, interface management, and version control processes
Develop and maintain Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), Risk Management Plans (RMP), and other acquisition documentation
Conduct formal trade studies evaluating performance, cost effectiveness, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, productivity, risk, and schedule impacts
Provide independent assessments of system readiness for production and risk mitigation
Support planning and execution of technical reviews such as System Requirements Reviews (SRR) and Technology Readiness Assessments (TRA)
Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation and ensure proper linkage between systems-of-systems architectures
Other duties as assigned