Systems Engineer I - Tac Comm - Onsite

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA
•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineer I performs analysis, architecture, and design across all levels of a total system product, including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal. The role translates customer requirements into hardware and software specifications through functional analyses, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies. It also decomposes customer specifications and system-level requirements into subsystem and piece-part requirements, and develops verification criteria and plans. The engineer performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by the start date.
  • U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.
  • Active and existing DoD Secret clearance required after day 1.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, verification and validation, and transition to production.
  • Experience communicating between program stakeholders.
  • Experience with tools such as DOORS, MATLAB, C++, and Python.
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Perform analysis, architecture, and design across all levels of total system products and throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Conduct functional analyses, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
  • Decompose customer specifications and system-level requirements into subsystem and piece-part requirements.
  • Develop verification criteria and plans for requirements.
  • Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.
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