Research Innovations Incorporated ยท 10 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer (TC2246)
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expResearch Innovations, Inc. (RII) is a company focused on developing transformative technology for government and military applications. The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for designing software systems that meet user needs, synthesizing requirements from diverse stakeholders, and leading user engagement sessions, all while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of systems engineering practices.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataCloud ComputingCyber SecurityInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop innovative concepts and solutions to design software systems that meet customer and operational user needs
Collect, analyze, and synthesize mission, user, and system requirements across multiple stakeholders to create a unified product strategy grounded in user-centered design and systems engineering best practices
Decompose external data inputs into operational capabilities and create data models representing key operational concepts
Lead user engagement sessions to design, clarify, prioritize, and validate product requirements across varying levels of fidelity
Generate clear, concise user stories with traceable acceptance criteria aligned to the product roadmap
Develop system specifications, architecture documentation, and design artifacts that effectively communicate the system approach
Collaborate closely with UI/UX teams and product owners on low- to high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes
Continuously improve systems engineering, user experience, and agile development processes across the program
Communicate and implement systems engineering practices across multidisciplinary project teams
Partner with software engineering teams to ensure functional and non-functional requirements are well-understood and met through the development lifecycle
Communicate system design, requirements, and progress to customers through briefings, demos, and formal presentations
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably within software-intensive environments
Performed requirements analysis for complex, multi-stakeholder systems
Decomposed operational needs into high-level system requirements, and further into implementable low-level specifications
Worked collaboratively with mission, business, and technical stakeholders to solve ambiguous or ill-defined problems
Engaged directly with end-users to elicit both specified and derived requirements using excellent communication and facilitation skills
Communicated complex operational/system concepts using models, diagrams, and visual aids that are easily understood by engineering teams
Delivered systems engineering contributions on DoD/IC programs
Integrated user-centered design principles into rapid, agile software development workflows
Applied systems engineering best practices to software-intensive systems
Demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently, self-direct, and deliver results
Preferred
Knowledge of U.S. Army Electronic Warfare (EW) systems
Experience developing and maintaining systems engineering processes at the project or organizational level
Prior leadership of systems engineering teams supporting complex, software-intensive military systems
Experience with military mission command systems
Expertise documenting interoperability in a complex military system-of-systems environment
Experience with Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira)
Experience using MagicDraw or Cameo for system modeling
Familiarity with UML or similar modeling languages
Background working within agile software development life cycles
Benefits
Flexible work schedules
Health insurance coverage
Paid time off
401k with a company match
Paid parental leave
Access to wellness programs
Much more
Company
Research Innovations Incorporated
Research Innovations Inc. (RII) supports critical defense, intelligence, and cyber customers across the U.S.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jack Harrington
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Drzewiecki, MBA
Chief Operating & Financial Officer (COO & CFO)
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