Systems Engineer III

*** No C2C ***

*** W-2 Only ***

*** USC or GC Holder ***

*** 12-Month Contract-to-Hire ***

*** Aerospace and Defense industry experience ***

*** Must have Secret Clearance or ability to obtain/maintain ***

We are hiring a Senior Systems Engineer – MBSE & Requirements to develop complex system architectures and guide advanced products from operational concept through detailed design, integration, simulation, verification, and testing.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain complex system architectures
• Translate operational concepts into functional and technical requirements
• Parse, derive, allocate, and manage system requirements
• Perform contextual modeling, simulation, and system analysis
• Support preliminary and detailed system design
• Lead system integration and verification and validation activities
• Maintain system-level ownership throughout the product lifecycle
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Establish, define, and mature technical baselines
• Conduct trade studies to support architecture and design decisions
• Establish and track technical performance measures
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and development teams
• Support system testing, certification, and continuous improvement

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• At least six years of relevant systems-engineering experience
• Practical knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Requirements parsing, derivation, allocation, and management experience
• Experience with systems architecture, design, and integration
• Knowledge of verification and validation principles
• Technical-risk identification and management experience
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with DOORS, Rhapsody, No Magic/Cameo, or MATLAB
• Model-Based Systems Engineering experience
• Knowledge of mechanical-design principles
• Familiarity with INCOSE standards or INCOSE certification
• Aerospace and defense industry experience
• Technical-baseline definition and configuration experience
• Trade-study development and analysis
• Experience establishing and tracking technical performance measures