Systems Engineer

Systems EngineerSystems Engineer Aurora, CO TS/SCI Compensation Range: $85,000 – $115,000Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.Job ResponsibilitiesAnalyze and define how the system works creating use casesDecompose requirements, define system interfaces and help determine how requirements will be validated and verified by the test teamProvide engineering support for the execution of a portion of the programs test program including test processes and baseline definition and test architecture designSupport regression testing across deliverable releases to the program baselineSupport and attend technical reviews and technical interchanges in support of the programBasic QualificationsTypically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering, or a related field and minimum 2+ years of prior relevant experienceExperience with systems engineering lifecycle, roles and functions, with specific experience in one or more of the following areas: Concept of Operations (ConOps) development, requirements definition and management, functional analysis or interface definition and controlDevelopment experience on a government contract with experience in systems engineeringExperience with Agile principles, to include Agile systems engineering practices and understanding of Agile rolesDevelopment experience in project domain (e.g., mission management ground systems, space-based ISR platforms)Experience working in an Agile development environment and with Agile development tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.)Preferred QualificationsExperience with MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo Systems Modeler)Experience with requirements management in DOORS or other requirements databasesGood oral and written communication skills as well as good collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment