Systems Engineer SME
About The Position
The Systems Engineering SME serves as a senior technical authority within the Golden Dome program, providing subject matter expertise across system-of-systems integration, architecture development, technical planning, and enterprise coordination. This role drives mission critical engineering activities supporting advanced missile defense and space command and control capabilities. The SME partners closely with senior program leadership, technical chiefs, engineering leads, and cross-organizational mission stakeholders to ensure system performance, technical alignment, integration fidelity, and readiness across a complex, multi-agency environment. The position requires deep technical insight, disciplined systems engineering practices, and demonstrated leadership within fast-paced, strategically significant national defense programs. Contract Overview: Golden Dome is a national-level, whole-of-nation initiative in which you will play a critical role in advancing next-generation homeland defense capabilities. If you are seeking a fast-paced position focused on developing innovative software for the Space-Based Interceptor mission, this opportunity is designed for you.
Requirements
- System-of-systems engineering, and technical baseline management
- Integration engineering across multi-agency, multi-domain environments
- Missile defense and space C2 mission knowledge
- Understanding of mission threads, CONOPS, interoperability constraints, and end-to-end system flows
- Experience with integration frameworks, enterprise-level architecture, and government technical standards
- Familiarity with SE processes, configuration management, and milestone readiness
- Ability to engage and advise senior leadership across government and industry
- Strong communication skills for conveying complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Skilled in consensus building, stakeholder alignment, and conflict resolution
- Demonstrated SME-level expertise in systems engineering and system-of-systems integration
- 15+ years of relevant experience supporting missile defense, space C2, or related national security missions
- Proven experience interfacing with senior government leadership and high-visibility program offices
- Demonstrated capability supporting technical reviews, milestone readiness, and engineering artifact development
- Experience aligning cross-organizational technical objectives within a complex mission environment
- Must have active Secret Clearance with eligibility to get TS/SCI
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting space-based weapons, or advanced interceptors.
- Exposure to enterprise-level space C2 architectures or integrated battle management systems.
- Experience supporting rapid prototyping, early-stage concept development, or emerging technology demonstration programs.
Responsibilities
- Maintain configuration, technical baselines, and system-level requirements across the program lifecycle.
- Ensure alignment of engineering work products, milestone artifacts, and technical documentation with program objectives and contract deliverables.
- Serve as a senior technical advisor to the Program Director, Deputy Director, Technical Chief, Program Chief Engineer, and Integrations Chief.
- Coordinate engineering efforts across Aerospace sector leads, integration teams, and multidisciplinary IPTs.
- Coordinate and collaborate with the GDAC2 office to ensure seamless integration with their architectures, requirements, roadmaps, and development timelines.
- Engage with mission engineering teams, modeling and simulation groups, and system architects to align technical objectives across organizations.
- Evaluate system performance, interoperability constraints, and integration pathways for emerging technologies.
- Prepare and evaluate artifacts, criteria, and engineering evidence supporting gate reviews.
- Assess system maturity, architecture stability, and integration readiness during technical gate reviews.
- Oversee system-of-systems integration efforts across software, ground systems, mission data flows, and cross-domain interfaces.
- Ensure technical compatibility and architectural alignment across internal and external components.
- Evaluate integration test results and support verification, validation, and operational readiness assessments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
