Systems Engineer

Avion Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Systems Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to the Director of M&S Enterprise Engineering, who is responsible for chairing design reviews, establishing architecture and design standards, managing Enterprise Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and synchronizing M&S across the Agency.
• Perform analyst duties to elicit stakeholder requirements and mission needs.
• Define requirements and perform functional analysis using Model-based Systems Engineering techniques and tools.
• Draft and review technical documents.
• Support technical reviews.
• Facilitate M&S and digital engineering transformation initiatives.
• Represent Enterprise Engineering in agency tiger teams and working groups.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS degree in STEM field.
• 7+ years of related professional experience.
• Practical experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and other languages typically used for system modeling (i.e. DoD Architecture framework and UML).
• Experience using MBSE tools, such as IBM Rhapsody, and integrated requirements tools, such as DOORs Next Generation (NG).
• Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to non-technical and non-MBSE-trained people.
• Experience following MBSE processes, such as IBM Harmony.
• Must be a US Citizen and have/able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• MS in applicable field.
• MBSE certifications and training (i.e. OMG, INCOSE, etc.).
• Ballistic Missile Defense System (MDS) domain experience working in MDA.
• Experience with definition, design, development, verification and validation, and analysis of MDS M&S (ground test and constructive or distributed virtual simulation of the MDS and its elements and components).
• Experience with analysis, test, and systems engineering of M&S for one or more elements of the MDS (i.e. Patriot, THAAD, GMD, Sensors, or C2).
• Exposure to MDA test events and activities supported by M&S products and services.
• Ability to work with a diverse team of engineers (geographically diverse) of different perspectives, skillsets, and backgrounds.
• Energetic, motivated, self-starter.