Staff Systems Engineer

Responsibilities Systems Engineering Excellence: Apply advanced problem‑solving methodologies to the most complex problem sets, architecting and delivering solutions for entire systems and systems of systems. Technical Rigor & Acumen: Lead with engineering rigor, ensuring a strict commitment to testing, repeatable processes, comprehensive documentation, and reliable delivery across the entire development lifecycle. Customer & Partner Engagement: Act as a key technical point of contact to communicate and negotiate directly with external partners (sub‑contractors, vendors, prime contractors) and external customers. Establish and maintain trusted partnerships with customer bases, negotiating through conflicts with transparency and integrity. Effective Technical Leadership: Lead the technical execution of projects and initiatives, ensuring engineering processes are upheld. Serve as a prominent, respected mentor across the organization to develop talent and elevate the contributions of your team members. End‑User Focus: Design architectures and solutions that explicitly reflect the mission needs of the end‑user, actively seeking out and embracing feedback with a growth mindset. Innovation & IR&D: Pursue and champion innovative technologies and processes. You will have direct access to internal IR&D budgets to back novel concepts by compiling standard quad‑charts for approval from the CEO. Requirements & Verification: Author, trace, manage, and validate comprehensive system‑level program requirements. Technical Milestones: Lead the development and executive presentation of major engineering milestone reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR). Technical Artifacts: Generate and maintain critical engineering artifacts, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Engineering Drawings, system Bill of Materials (BOMs), etc. Configuration Management: Strictly adhere to and advance company Configuration Management (CM) policies to ensure rigorous version control over all system documentation. Qualifications Experience: 5–10 years of proven systems engineering experience delivering high‑consequence technical solutions. Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited university, or equivalent foundational knowledge gained through formal technical apprenticeships and hands‑on work experience. Domain Knowledge: Expert‑level engineering mastery with a recognized ability to independently lead and steer complex, large‑scale systems engineering initiatives. Mission Outcome Orientation: Proven track record of navigating the critical final 10% of a project life cycle to successfully launch highly mission‑critical capabilities into polished, operational products. Autonomy & Accountability: Self‑directed ownership of complex workloads and team execution plans, coupled with transparent risk communication, immediate roadblock escalation, and shared accountability for team decisions. Integrity & Trust: Exceptional standard of professional integrity and ethics, with a commitment to doing what is right under pressure and holding oneself accountable for outcomes. Security Clearance: Active U.S. Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required) Preferred Qualifications Advanced Degree: Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a closely related technical field. Satellite Communications: Direct engineering exposure to Satellite Communications (Satcom) space, ground, or network segments. Modern Methodologies: Practical experience utilizing Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and working within Agile delivery frameworks. Enterprise Architecture: Experience developing and maintaining DoDAF‑compliant architecture frameworks and high‑level operational concepts (e.g., OV‑1 graphics). System Analytics: Experience conducting rigorous system reliability, maintainability, and availability analysis. Field Deployment: Hands‑on experience successfully deploying, installing, and transitioning complex systems directly to fielded, operational sites. Salary $110,000 - $150,000 BCubed Engineering, an Auria company, is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action‑Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr