Systems Engineer III

Systems Engineer III

• Lead the development, decomposition, and management of software requirements derived from system-level requirements, CONOPS, stakeholder inputs, and DoD program needs.
• Conduct requirements analysis, traceability, allocation, and verification planning using industry-standard tools (e.g., DOORS Next, Jama Connect, Cameo, CRADLE).
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure requirements are implementable, testable, and aligned with architectural, interface, and design constraints.
• Develop and maintain system and software interface control documents (ICDs), data models, and message definitions for subsea robotic systems.
• Support the definition of behavior models, use cases, and functional architectures for autonomous underwater systems.
• Participate in technical reviews, including SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, and TRR, providing artifacts and technical justification.
• Work closely with systems integration and test teams to define verification and validation strategies for challenging undersea environments.
• Ensure requirements and system behaviors comply with DoD cybersecurity, safety, and program-specific standards.
• Perform impact analyses for requirement changes and support configuration management activities.
• Interface with customers, program management, and cross-functional engineering organizations to communicate requirements status, risks, and technical decisions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with program leadership to ensure that systems engineering tasks, specifically those affecting software requirements engineering products, are completed in a timely manner, including tasking engineering personnel to complete analyses, trade studies, tests, etc.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or software requirements engineering within aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems.
• Strong proficiency in requirements management tools (e.g., CRADLE, DOORS Next, Jama-Connect, Cameo).
• Demonstrated experience developing software requirements for complex, safety-critical, or autonomous systems.
• Ability to interpret system specifications, architectural models, and interface definitions.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes (INCOSE SE Handbook, NASA Systems Engineering Handbook, Naval Systems Engineering Guide, or similar).
• Experience supporting verification and validation planning for multi-domain systems.
• Assist with risk identification, mitigation planning, and configuration control activities related to system and software requirements.
• Provide technical input to customer briefings, project plans, and program reviews as required.
• Ability to work in a highly regulated environment and produce compliant engineering documentation.
• U.

S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Robotics, or related discipline.
• Experience with subsea or maritime systems, including AUVs, ROVs, or UUVs.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methods and tools (e.g., Cameo, Rhapsody).
• Knowledge of autonomy algorithms, perception systems, or underwater communications.
• Experience working directly with DoD acquisition programs (ACAT programs, S&T initiatives, or rapid prototyping).
• Background in Agile software development environments.
• Understanding of DoD cybersecurity requirements (RMF, STIGs).
• Active DoD security clearance.

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