Systems Engineer - Interface Engineer

Trace3 • Huntsville, AL

202d • $120,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Empower your career with Trace3 Gov, where passion meets innovation and inclusion! Embrace the future of IT while being a part of Trace3 Gov’s pioneering tech community. Trace3 Gov isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. We thrive on the energy, talent, and dedication of our workforce. From our culture to professional development, we prioritize our team. We live by our core values every day and hope you will as well! Come join a Top Workplaces organization!

Requirements

• Understanding of systems engineering process and principles.
• Proven track record of successfully applying system engineering principles to develop product solutions.
• Experience in requirements elicitation including the use of behavior diagrams as an analysis tool.
• Demonstrated Systems Engineering skills and experience with interface engineering including authoring of ICDs and IDDs.
• Experience with message definition and processing rules; message formatting (e.g. XML, VMF); physical/network specifications and models; network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP).
• Requirements engineering, and development of behavioral models and diagrams including use cases, sequence diagrams, and activity diagrams.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Experience working with IBM Rational's Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) is highly desirable.
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) - based cyber security, and Agile or Iterative Development Methods are a plus.
• 9+ years professional experience in Systems Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in authoring ICDs and IDDs that are DID compliant and to DoD Standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with authoring Missile Defense System (MDS) ICDs and IDDs is highly desirable.
• Experience in authoring Complex Command and Control Systems ICDs and IDDs is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead in authoring the development of Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and Interface Design Documents (IDDs).
• Establish new interfaces between external elements, including sensors, and other Command and Control Systems.
• Ensure the ICDs and IDDs created are to appropriate standards required of the program.
• Develop various behavioral diagrams to understand and document the requirements.
• Create requirements captured in DOORS with sufficient detail for implementation teams.
• Attend interface working group meetings with MDA customer and representatives of assigned external element engineering organization.
• Support program integration and test related efforts for the associated interface.
• Support other interface engineers in developing ICDs for other BMDS Elements.
• Support requirements engineering, use case development, and logical architecture modeling tasks as SE department tasking requires.
• Support spiral leadership to assure interface artifacts and system assessment tasks are completed when required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match, 529 College Savings Plan, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• Competitive Compensation
• Training and development programs
• Stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages
• Collaborative and cool culture
• Work-life balance and generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees