Are you a bold thinker? We dream big at Sierra Nevada Corporation—advocating the exploration of space, 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, you will be using your skills and expertise to research, architect, model, simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge products and services. Youll be developing complex system architectures within contextual modeling platforms, ushering 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.
Our System Engineers work in an agile, collective environment, as such this role requires working closely with diverse engineering disciplines, management, and directly with the customer to help derive requirements. This critical work supports the production, modification, and delivery of critical training devices for national defense and aerospace assets operating worldwide.The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. Learn more about IAS
SNC is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer interested in working in a fast-paced aviation simulation and training domain, interfacing with new, cutting-edge hardware and software solutions associated with strategic platform and airborne mission systems. Development begins in the System Integration Laboratory (SIL), where hardware and software are designed, developed, integrated before deployment of new products to live simulation platforms, providing the latest training capabilities for end-users.
Responsibilities:
- Design complex system architectures
- Capture, trace, analyze, and manage system requirements
- Lead teams through engineering lifecycle of concept development, design, installation, test and verification
- Track, prioritize, and manage engineering activities, resources, and overall execution based on platform and program needs
- Track and report engineering progress to Program and Engineering Management
- Install custom hardware and software solutions
- Develop, implement, track, and revise standardized engineering processes across program team and platform based on company policies, industry best practices, and guidelines
- Integrate and troubleshoot commercial-off-the-self hardware and software
- Sustain a durable system laboratory infrastructure
- Evaluate, verify, and validate deliverable systems
- Communicate technical details with development team, customers, and end-users
- Author and revise technical manuals and documentation
Must-haves:
- Bachelors of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience
- Practical knowledge of engineering principles and practices
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
- Experience leading teams of engineers
- Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
- Experience with engineering requirements management
- Experience in systems design, integration, troubleshooting, fielding, and sustainment
- Experience with technical risk identification and risk management strategies
- Experience in Evaluation, Verification, and Validation (EV&V) practices
- Experience reading, reviewing, and interpreting complex technical engineering drawings
- Understanding of Integrated Product Development Process (IPDP), Integrated Digital Development (IDD), or similar product lifecycle best practices
- Current, in-scope, U.S. government issued security clearance (at least Secret level)
- Able to travel up to 10-25, CONUS
Preferred:
- Master’s degree or higher in Engineering with emphasis in Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
- 8 or more years of multi-discipline engineering experience in industry
- Experience in the Aerospace and/or Defense
- Experience in aviation simulation and/or aircrew training
- Experience in network design, network administration, and group policy
- Experience with DOORS or similar requirements management toolsets
- Experience with Rhapsody, MATLAB or similar data analysis toolsets
- Certified Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) or understanding of INCOSE standards in systems engineering
- Understanding of best practice design standards, such as Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- -Understanding of Technical Performance Measurement (TPM) tracking and analysis
- Understanding of cybersecurity implementation and best practices
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs, confidently work in overhead and subfloor structures
At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC
Estimated Starting Salary Range: $104,827.91 - $144,138.38. SNC considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150 match up to 6, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This position requires current/active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.
At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.
