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QTEC Aerospace is seeking a SYSTEMS ENGINEER to join our team of professionals in Colorado Springs, CO. The successful candidate will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government in support of a Missile Defense System (MDS) with a mission of protecting the United States and our allies. The successful candidate will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary

QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidate will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs. The chosen candidate will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements and perform systems engineering for an innovative Fire Control System.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Perform model-based systems engineering (MBSE) functional and behavior analysis for a software and hardware integrated system
• Participate in a MBSE environment to develop system-of-systems requirements via system/component trade studies and analysis
• Contributes to publishing change notices to system specification and update of requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions, and trace system and Element level requirements
• Document analysis results in reports and briefings for critique and review by internal and external stakeholders
• Create and present briefings within the team and external stakeholders
• Duties will include leading system engineering in the development of requirements, model, and tracking status of verification
• Perform detailed tracking of changes to system requirements and verification
• Decompose hardware and software requirements from the Prime Item Development Specification (PIDS)

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and at least 8 years of related experience, or a Master's STEM Degree and at least 6 years of related experience, or at least 4 years of experience with a PhD

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
• Strong prior experience with the use of MSOSA (Cameo) and DOORS
• Must demonstrate a strong hardware and software technical background in architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition with system-modelling tools
• Applicants must have a strong background in MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) and the use of SysML to describe behaviors of a complex DoD system
• Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
• Familiarity with software development requirements and testing methodologies
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team with limited direction
• Self-motivated and able to work in a dynamic team environment with both collocated and geographically dispersed team members with varying experience levels
• Possess the skills necessary to accurately represent requirement/test perspectives to system architects, software designers, other test and test support personnel, and the Government customer
• Working knowledge of the Agile process in software development and internal testing environments.
• An understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle
• Experienced, "System Thinker", comfortability working on a high-paced, high pressure, dynamic environment
• V&V planning and execution experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed
• Self-starter with ability to work both independently and in a team environment

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Process Improvement & Analysis
  • Kaizen facilitation, root cause analysis, SIPOC, and value stream mapping
  • Process risk identification and waste elimination
• Lean-Agile Principles
  • Training and implementation of Lean-Agile principles (Modules 1-5)
  • Development of RACI (Roles & Responsibilities) matrices
• Software Automation & Tools
  • Jira control strategy expertise (Git, branching strategies) and Gradle plugin development
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Team onboarding support, documentation, presentation proofreading, and dry-run reviews
  • Teams channel management and standardization efforts
• Additional Technical Skills
  • Experience with Linux and Windows environments
  • Development of unit, integration, end-to-end, and behavior-driven tests
  • Software application familiarity

Security Clearance

Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Salary Range

The salary range below represents a general guideline; however, QTEC considers a number of factors when determining base salary such as the scope and responsibilities of the position as well as the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Salary Range: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00

Benefits

QTEC Aerospace offers a variety of benefits including healthcare, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. Employees may choose among the benefits offered to design the best benefits package to suit their individual or family needs.

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

QTEC, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local, state or federally protected class, characteristic or non-merit based factor.