Systems Engineer III

Qualis•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Qualis LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer III to support software products focused on missile defense, space, and intelligence. The role supports modeling, simulation, and analysis project teams by performing systems engineering across the full systems engineering lifecycle, or “systems engineering vee.” The position is onsite daily at Schriever Space Force Base or in Colorado Springs; remote and hybrid work are not available. Travel of up to 10% may be required to support business needs. The Systems Engineer will define, analyze, and manage system requirements and architecture, maintain traceability from stakeholder needs through subsystem designs and verification results, and work with cross-functional teams to plan, develop, and integrate solutions that meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives. The role also plans product-level verification and validation and prepares and maintains technical engineering artifacts. Qualis describes its benefits package as dependent on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. The company also emphasizes a positive, collaborative work environment, professional growth, innovation, community involvement, flexible scheduling, and a family-friendly culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience; or a STEM master’s degree and 3 years of related work experience; or a STEM Ph.D. and 1 year of related work experience.
Current, active, in-scope U.S. Government-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application; the clearance is required to start.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
Experience translating customer needs into a mature, baselined set of requirements.
Proficiency with Cameo Enterprise Architect, DOORS, or other systems engineering tools.
Experience developing and maintaining architecture models using SysML within UAF or UPDM/DoDAF environments.
Experience with formal verification and validation processes.
Ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical customers.
Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team setting.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge of development lifecycles, including the systems engineering V-model.
Ability to work onsite daily at Schriever Space Force Base or in Colorado Springs; remote and hybrid work are not available.

Nice To Haves

Current, active, in-scope U.S. Government-issued Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Master’s degree in Systems Engineering.
Experience with Atlassian tools such as Confluence and Jira.
Experience mentoring and developing junior-level engineers.
Experience in software development or architecture.
Familiarity with the Missile Defense System and its mission, including program experience within the Missile Defense Agency.
Experience conducting trade studies and familiarity with trade study methodologies.
Experience using agile development methodologies.
Systems engineering certifications, such as an MBSE Graduate Certificate, INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, or OMG OCSMP Model Builder Fundamental Certification.

Responsibilities

Define, analyze, and manage system requirements and architecture, ensuring traceability from stakeholder needs to subsystem designs and verification results.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, develop, and integrate system solutions that meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
Plan system-level verification and validation with a product team, including acceptance criteria, thresholds, and alignment of verification and validation activities to the intended use of the product.
Prepare and maintain technical engineering artifacts, including specifications, interface definitions, design descriptions, and Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).
Support modeling, simulation, and analysis project teams performing systems engineering across the systems engineering lifecycle.