Systems Engineer

Bigbear.ai • Columbia, MD

8h

About The Position

As a Systems Engineer, you will manage and refine system requirements for complex hardware/software systems throughout the entire development lifecycle. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams, deliver technical expertise, and guide critical design decisions to ensure our solutions stay on the leading edge of technology and meet mission needs. Join a cutting-edge team driving innovation and mission-critical solutions for space domain awareness and geolocation. By leveraging advanced RF signal processing, geospatial analytics, and Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies, our program designs, develops, and maintains complex, high-performance systems that handle massive data sets in real-time. You’ll play a key role in integrating software across diverse hardware platforms, ensuring seamless interoperability and robust performance while contributing to the creation of novel algorithms, analytics, visualization tools, and more.

Requirements

• 7 - 14+ years of systems engineering experience on medium-to-large programs or contracts (20-100 people).
• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline.
• Five (5) additional years of relevant SE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance (required).
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks (Scrum, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with SysML tools: Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, or similar.
• INCOSE ASEP or related systems engineering certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage system and derived requirements to guarantee compatibility with defined system architectures (DoDAF, SOA, etc.).
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation (e.g., System Engineering Plans, Requirements Specifications, Interface Control Documents).
• Assist in defining system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to hardware, software, facilities, and personnel components.
• Coordinate and resolve action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-team collaboration.
• Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions, and guide the technical direction for system development and integration.
• Define methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for verifying systems, subsystems, and work products against their requirements.
• Contribute to interface definition, design, and configuration changes while ensuring stakeholder buy-in.
• Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level specifications, ensuring thoroughness and clarity for each system component.
• Provide technical guidance on complex hardware/software integration, design trade-offs, and risk management processes through all development phases.
• Establish formal processes to proactively control and manage changes to requirements, ensuring full traceability and stakeholder approval.
• Plan and support verification efforts of new capabilities early in the development lifecycle to confirm compliance with established requirements.
• Oversee the technical integrity of system baselines over time, updating them as changes are imposed during development, deployment, and operations.
• Coordinate with system stakeholders to plan certification and accreditation processes (DoD C&A, etc.).
• Develop system design solutions that meet performance standards, operational needs, and user expectations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees