Engineering, Senior/Specialist - Systems

Job Title : Sr. Specialist Systems Engineer
Job Number : 45115
Job Location: Nashville TN
Schedule: 9/80-Every other Friday off

Job Description:
ForceX is seeking a Systems Engineer to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment. The role partners across disciplines to translate requirements into executable designs that meet performance cost and schedule objectives. This Systems Engineering role is focused on product and mission-system engineering including requirements architecture integration verification and lifecycle technical execution. This level is a senior professional role with strong job-area knowledge and broad project management awareness.

Essential Functions:
Execute engineering work products from requirements through verification and technical documentation.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware software and operational constraints into practical solutions.
Conduct technical analysis risk identification and trade studies to support design decisions.
Present technical status issues and recommendations in formal and informal reviews.
Contribute to proposal planning and execution activities aligned to program milestones.
Support compliance with customer regulatory and security requirements.
Travel up to 25% to support integration test customer engagement and program execution.
Support work performed in a classified and or controlled environment.
Perform technical planning requirements decomposition interface definition and verification strategy for mission systems.
Execute system integration validation and technical baselines across concept design fabrication test installation operation maintenance and disposal.
Lead or support design reviews peer reviews and technical interchanges.
Produce and maintain system engineering artifacts including requirements traceability risk registers and verification evidence.
Ensure system designs align with security and government compliance requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience . In lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline is required. Engineering degree is preferrable but Physics Mathematics and Computer Science degrees are acceptable alternatives.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• 6 years of experience applying systems engineering methods across full lifecycle activities.
• 6 years of experience with requirements management risk management and system integration and verification practices.

Preferred Additional Skills:
Ability to collaborate across software hardware mechanical electrical manufacturing and program teams.
Experience baseline: Bachelor degree with 6 years relevant experience or graduate degree with 4 years.
Role scope expectation: Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight and delivers moderate-to-substantial process and system improvements.
Collaboration expectation: Works within and outside the function to gain cooperation on operational practices and execution decisions.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams.
Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) familiarity.
Experience with multi-domain mission systems and secure architectures.
Experience supporting government or defense technical reviews.
Experience balancing technical schedule and cost constraints across system-level decisions.

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Required Experience: Senior IC