INNOVIM · 15 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer - DoD
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$123K/yr - $148K/yr
10+ years expINNOVIM is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The role involves developing system requirements, leading design reviews, and ensuring system implementation and operations throughout the system life cycle.
Information Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop, manage, and maintain system requirements, including documentation and traceability matrix development, ensuring traceability from stakeholder needs through design, implementation, and operations
Contribute to and facilitate preliminary design, critical design, and detailed design of systems with engineering teams. Lead design reviews, ensuring compliance with project requirements, codes, and standards
Support system verification and validation activities, including creating and executing test plans, system documentation, as-built records, and lessons learned
Work cross-functionally with project managers, engineering disciplines, operations, and executive leadership to ensure system implementation, integration, sustainment and operations throughout the entire life cycle of the system
Scope and execute trade studies, analysis, research and development, preliminary and detailed system architecture designs, and system development of Enterprise Services
Develop junior and mid-level engineering personnel to leverage an Agile delivery practice, to include capturing and decomposing work around Epics, Stories, and Tasks
Maintain alignment to support Team Leads: infrastructure, networks, integration, logistics plans, cybersecurity and physical security protection plans, and cost and schedule estimates for the development, fielding, tests, and operations
Coordinate with engineering leaders to support the application of process engineering and continuous improvement of non-manufacturing engineering processes
Communicate complex technical information to people of various backgrounds and disciplines
Provide status and briefings to leadership, to include senior government customers and stakeholders
Use interpersonal skills to solve both technical and organizational conflicts
Perform other assigned duties as required to meet international requirements
Qualification
Required
Must have 10, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience. May be reduced with completion of advanced education
Must have 5, or more, years of directly related experience
Must have 1, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
Must have a strong understanding of SE standards such as INCOSE SE Handbook or ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288
Must have expertise in systems engineering processes, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and tools, and engineering documentation management
Must have (and demonstrate) an understanding of agile team management concepts, practices, and methods and have training/education in agile delivery concepts
Must have a working knowledge of the following technical/management skills: information technology infrastructure, networking, Linux and Windows systems, virtualization, data storage management, system life cycle and change management
Must have experience using Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio or other Computer Aided Design (CAD) application, Agile workflow management applications (Microsoft Planner, Jira, Asana, Trello)
Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
Preferred
Have a STEM degree from an accredited college
Have experience leading teams to support Missile Defense Agency Continuous Test and Training Operations (CTTO)
Have documented experience developing and editing Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) products for major space and IT systems
Have skills in logical architecture modeling and/or interface definition, as well as knowledge of cyber security concepts and security accreditation
Be familiar with the C2BMC system and other Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) systems
Have experience mentoring junior employees to identify value and continuous improvement performance
Benefits
Comprehensive nationwide Medical/Dental/Vision insurance programs
Life insurance
Matching 401k contribution
Educational/Training support
Company
INNOVIM
INNOVIM is a defense & space company offering IT, Science and Engineering applications.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Shahin Samadi, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and CTO
Marianna Murphy
Chief Operating Officer
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