Job Description

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. You\'ll be developing complex system architectures, ushering them from operational concept through preliminary and detailed design, simulation, integration, test, and operational fielding. As a cross-functional engineer, you provide system-level ownership and subject matter expertise for new products and processes throughout the product life cycle.

The Maritime & International (MI) business unit, as part of SNC\'s Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area, provides automated carrier landing systems, high performance navigation and guidance solutions, electronics intelligence (ELINT) systems, and other products to a US Navy, Marines, and international customer base. The MST organization has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial, and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering, and full life cycle management across domains \xe2\x80\x93 air, land, sea, space and cyber.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains \xe2\x80\x93 air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Responsibilities:

• Work as a member of a Systems Engineering team and ensure systems engineering requirements are satisfied during the development of products.
• Support requirements definition and analysis, system architecture definition, and requirements flow-down.
• Assist in system activities such as system integration planning, system verification, risk analysis and mitigation, and system fault and safety analysis.
• Present engineering status at technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
• Apply system engineering processes to military and especially Naval shipboard systems.
• Be proficient in use of Microsoft Office and other computer-based tools to support system engineering and briefing/proposal development activities.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills

Must-haves:

• Bachelor\'s of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 2 or more years of relevant experience
• Practical knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
• 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

Preferred:

Experience with requirements management and system modeling tools, such as DOORS, Rhapsody, Cameo, MATLAB

Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

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\xe2\x80\x99s fastest growing companies.

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 .

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a 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.

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.

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