Systems Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

Vitesse Systems is looking for a Systems Engineer III to join the team in Longmont, Colorado! They will work closely with many other engineers, including but not limited to PE, RF, Mechanical, and Test, to design the best possible solutions for customers.

About Vitesse Systems

Vitesse Systems is a leading provider of highly engineered antenna, thermal management and mission critical solutions used in radar, electronic warfare and C5ISR applications. No challenge is too difficult for the Vitesse Team. From complex specification driven requirements to precision manufactured components, Vitesse Systems has the experience and expertise needed to execute.

Our Core Values

Our core values of Integrity, Initiative, Impact, and Integration translate to an environment where every team member is valued and rewarded. The mission-critical solutions we design and manufacture at Vitesse make our country and our world safer.

Our Benefits

• 3 Weeks of Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Company Observed Holidays
• Birthday & Anniversary Incentives
• 401K Employer Match
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Company-paid Short & Long-term Disability
• Continuing Education Reimbursement Program
• Generous Referral Program

The Role

The Systems Engineer is responsible for translating customer and internally derived system requirements into an executable verification strategy that ensures product compliance throughout the development lifecycle. This role serves as the technical owner of requirements decomposition, allocation, and compliance and verification tracking. The Systems Engineer partners closely with Project Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Test Engineering to support verification planning and execution efforts ensuring compliance with requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze customer specifications, statements of work (SOWs), interface control documents (ICDs), standards, and other technical documentation to identify applicable system requirements.
• Decompose and allocate system-level requirements into lower-level engineering requirements while maintaining full requirements traceability.
• Derive engineering requirements to satisfy customer needs in the absence of customer specifications.
• Develop and maintain requirements databases using approved requirements management tools.
• Author system-level and lower-level requirements specifications to communicate requirements to the project team, customer, partners, and vendors for design, integration, component selection, and verification planning purposes.
• Create and own Verification & Validation (V&V) matrices that provide requirement traceability to compliance status, verification methods, acceptance criteria, and compliance.
• Lead cross-functional verification planning with Program Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, and Test Engineering.
• Collaborate with technical design teams to achieve project objectives.
• Support expectations, preparations, and delivery for major gate reviews.
• Support the proper allocation, traceability, and verification of requirements at all levels through the lifecycle of the program.
• Interact with multiple subject matter experts to develop the necessary requirements allocation, analysis, and verification artifacts.
• Support derivation of requirements with internal and external customers.
• Support customer audits, technical interchange meetings, and design reviews related to requirements and compliance.
• Support the development of Analysis and Integration and Test (AI&T) plans to ensure AI&T activities produce evidence of requirements compliance.[ES1]
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree.
  • MSEE in related field desired but not required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role.
  • At least 3 years of relevant systems experience.
• Ability to obtain security clearance.
• Experience with antenna designs in harsh environments (aerospace, defense, military applications).
• Strong technical communication skills (written and oral).
• Experience developing requirements and verification documentation.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and the systems development lifecycle.
• Strong fundamentals in “signals and systems” and digital communications.
• Familiar with hardware components and their associated impairments / limitations.
• Fast to learn new tools and workflows.
• Passion for contributing to an innovative and rapidly evolving work environment.

Vitesse Systems, LLC performs work controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These statutes require the protection of technical data and products. The regulations require that such data not be disclosed in written, oral, or visual form to any foreign national without prior export authorization from the Department of State. A foreign national is defined by the U.S. Government under EAR 734.2(b)(2)(ii) and 8 USC 110 (a)(20) as one who:

• Is not a United States citizen
• Is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.
• Does not have politically protected status (embassy, refugee, or asylum)

Vitesse Systems, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Veterans / Disabled Employer.