Sr Systems Engineer
Sierra Nevada CorporationAbout the role
SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies. If you’re passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here.
Are you a bold thinker? We dream big at SNC—keeping service members safe and creating the systems that keep our world united and sustain our way of living. Join our team! As a Systems Engineer for an Integrated Digital Environment (IDE) team, you will ensure that our people, processes, and tools are in a digitally connected ecosystem. You will be using your skills and expertise to research, architect, model, simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge digital products and services. You'll be developing complex software system architectures within contextual modeling platforms, using them from operational concept through preliminary and detailed design, simulation, and test using progressive tools. As a cross-functional engineer, you are in charge of system-level ownership of new products and processes through the product lifecycle.Responsibilities:
Collaborating with Product Owners and other engineering disciplines on technical approaches
Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
Analyzing context of deliverable solution against constraints and available technology
Exercising independent judgment on software architecture, methods, and techniques to achieve results
Qualifications You Must Have:
Bachelor's of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices
Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
Knowledge of industry standard Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) approaches and tools
Thorough understanding of requirements management, systems design, systems integration, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
Software Systems Experience, experience in development, integration, and test of software systems
Qualifications We Prefer:
Prior experience developing IDEs
Advanced Experience with requirements management and system modelling tools, such as DOORS, Rhapsody, NoMagic, MATLAB
Experience or certification in INCOSE standards
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
Experience leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of high impact trade studies and other measures
Thorough understanding of establishing and tracking key Technical Performance Measurements (TPM)
Experience integrating with existing or legacy aircraft platforms
Experience working in Agile environments with Atlassian tools
Familiarity with NIST cybersecurity standards and compliance frameworks
Understanding of basic networking concepts including IP addressing, routing, secure communication protocols
Knowledge of data transfer procedures across classification boundaries including secure file transfer methods between low and high side systems
At SNC we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honore
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