Systems Engineer IV – Systems

Role overview

Lead systems engineering activities for a missile defense program, with a focus on requirements, verification, and technical risk. The role coordinates engineering disciplines and customer or supplier stakeholders to ensure system-level requirements are traceable, tested, and aligned with program plans. Work may be based in California or Nevada, with hybrid or remote arrangements available.

Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain system, subsystem, and interface requirements, preserving traceability and compliance throughout the program lifecycle. - Own system-level verification and validation plans, procedures, and compliance matrices, and lead reviews, inspections, and test events. - Assess technical risks, document mitigations, and track changes with limited oversight. - Coordinate with propulsion, software, hardware, guidance and control, test, quality, and safety teams to close requirements and verification issues. - Serve as a technical point of contact for customers and suppliers on requirements changes, verification progress, and risk status. - Align technical schedules and deliverables, contribute to contract data requirements and program reporting, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

- A relevant STEM bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of systems engineering experience, or 11 years of relevant experience in place of a degree. - Experience with Missile Defense Agency processes, contract data requirements list development, and formal technical reviews. - Proficiency with DOORS or an equivalent requirements management tool. - Working knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle standards, such as the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, MIL-STD-499, or EIA-632. - Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills for formal documentation, briefings, and multidisciplinary stakeholder discussions. - Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Project; ability to meet U.S. government export-control and contract eligibility requirements, including U.S. person status and any required clearance.

Nice to have

- Experience with reliability engineering or system safety analysis. - Ability to create and interpret SysML diagrams using Cameo Systems Modeler or a comparable model-based systems engineering tool.

Benefits and work setup

- Expect travel of approximately 10–15%, including overnight trips for customer reviews or tests. - Incentive-plan eligibility, flexible time off, medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with an employer match, wellness resources, and voluntary benefits. - Published base salary ranges: $125,700–$173,700 in California and $119,415–$165,015 in Nevada; actual pay depends on factors such as location, experience, and performance.