Systems Engineer II (On-site)

Date Posted:

2026-03-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-RICHARDSON-461 ~ 3200 E Renner Rd ~ RENNER BLDG 461

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Strategic Defense Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer II to support the design, development, and validation of multi-domain Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) mission systems for aircraft and ground stations supporting U.S. military customers.  In this role, you will be responsible for working with other systems, software, and hardware engineers to create solutions that are high quality, reliable and safe. 

This position will be Onsite in Richardson, TX. 

 

What You Will Do:

• Capture, analyze, decompose, and trace system and subsystem requirements to ensure alignment with mission and customer needs 

• Contribute to system architecture, design, and modeling activities for complex hardware and software integrated systems 

• Develop system and subsystem verification strategies, including test procedures and validation activities 

• Support system integration and troubleshooting across hardware, software, and networked components 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, program management, quality, production, and business development to support program execution 

• Participate in technical reviews and contribute to internal and external stakeholder meetings 

What You Will Learn:

• Hands-on-Experience with a variety of systems engineering artifacts

• Collaborate with a dynamic group of engineers from a variety of disciplines

• Real world engineering experience will complement your education

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a Master’s degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships). 

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required ​

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance ​

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience developing, decomposing, and deriving system/sub-system requirements 

• Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools   

• Experience in system/sub-system design definition  

• Experience with Agile development   

What we offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  

• Tuition reimbursement program 

• Student Loan Repayment Program  

• Life insurance and disability coverage  

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  

• Adoption Assistance           

• Autism Benefit  

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

• This position may be eligible for relocation  

•  And more!  

Learn More and Apply Now!

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