Title:  Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Specialist (Level 4), Systems Engineering

Job Code: 34517

Job Location: Waco, Texas

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description: 

The Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer (SE) performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and troubleshooting for total systems and or subsystems. The Senior Specialist SE is part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne communication platforms.  The Senior Specialist SE has a fundamental understanding of the Systems Engineering V model and implementation of Systems Engineering principles and processes.

Essential Functions:

• Translate the voice of the Customer into unique and verifiable system level requirements.
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements.
• Perform requirement traceability.
  
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system designs. 
• Write verification test plans/procedures and conduct requirements verification.
• Propose and develop solutions to system issues.
• Interface with other Engineering disciplines to solve system challenges.
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical professionals.
• Effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or STEM and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Systems Engineering experience. Graduate Degree in Engineering or STEM and a minimum of 4 years of prior related Systems Engineering experience.
• An active DoD Secret Security Clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to travel CONUS up to 10%.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office suite.
• Familiarity with MBSE (Cameo), DOORS, and Jira.
• Experience with testing, integrating, and verifying software and/or hardware.
• Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM); TeamCenter preferred.
• Excellent written and presentation communications skills.
• Experience working with subcontractors and US Government Customers.
• Experience involving FAA-certified general category aircraft.