Senior Systems Engineer

Opportunity Details

Employee Senior Systems Engineer 102377


Aurora, CO


Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Aurora, CO
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly


Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don't just care for our employees-we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k match.

U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.

Job Description:

The Systems Engineer defines, integrates, and manages system requirements and technical solutions across the system lifecycle. This role ensures hardware, software, and operational components work together to meet performance, reliability, safety, and program objectives.


Job Responsibilities:

• Learn the details and unique constraints of our complex valuable system so that you can support the root cause investigation or resolution of problems.
• Monitor and log system conditions alerts and alarms.
• Maintain good working relationships through direct interaction and collaboration with customers, peers, and associate contractors.
• Maintain awareness of operation status of subsystem hardware and the supporting monitoring scripts.
• Obtain/apply technical knowledge on various hardware subsystems.
• Document discrepancies as they occur.
• Implement workarounds and contingency plans to minimize impacts of system issues.
• Contribute to the testing, readiness, training, and implementation of new system deliveries.
• Obtain/maintain technical knowledge of a large repository of formal procedures with the responsibility to accurately select and apply the correct procedure(s) depending on the specific scenario at hand.
• Train new teammates on our system.
• Investigate root cause of problems.

What You Will Learn:

• The specific and detailed features of our critical asset.
• The interdependencies of our multi system units.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) or Information Technology and a minimum of 5 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Cshell, PERL, or HTML.
• Experience with Linux and MS Office operating systems.
• Ability to work full-time from within our customer on-site facility.

Desired Skills:

• Expert understanding of electronic systems, Electro-mechanical systems.
• Expert level understanding of RF and digital communications.
• Experience with scripting language TCL/TK.
• Ability to learn and understand a wide application of technical theories and concepts.
• An understanding of engineering tradeoffs.
• Ample experience with Confluence/Jira system.
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and oral settings on technical topics.
• Capability of utilizing analysis methods and tools to trouble shoot various events.
• Experience creating, tracking, and executing all or parts of technical projects.