Systems Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree and 3 years of related experience.

• An understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle

• Familiarity with software development testing methodologies

• Experience writing/tracing requirements for computer processing systems that monitor and control hardware devices in real time.

• Experience developing requirements in a classified database (DOORS experience preferred)
• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance.
• Experience with Missile Defense Agency systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience generating, decomposing, and testing hardware and software requirements
• DOORS database experience
• Experience working with Red Hat environment
• Experience working with Atlassian suite (JIRA, Zimbra, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Familiarity with the INCOSE Guide for Writing Requirements
• Able to write and maintain test procedures
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse teams in an Agile environment.

A Day in the Life Of:
Essential Functions:
- Develop lower-level Hardware and Software Requirement Specifications derived from Prime Item Development Specifications and related Interface Specifications.
- Work closely with fellow Requirements Engineers, and the government customer to validate requirements.
- Develop Certification Objectives to verify and certify requirements.
- Support Architectural Reviews and ensure Behavioral Requirements support system Architecture Use Cases
- Ensure decomposed requirements are testable/verifiable.
- Develop test cases based on requirement certification objectives and perform test case dry runs to ensure testability and system functionality.
- Work closely with fellow test engineers and support the Formal Test Team
- Investigate and report on Change Requests (CR) and Trouble Reports (TR).

Description The selected Software Engineer will be responsible for software development and support of a suite of products within the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) program in Colorado Springs, CO.