Systems Engineer 3 - System Integration, Verification & Validation

JOB TITLE :  Systems Engineer 3 - System Integration, Verification & Validation

LOCATION : Seal Beach, CA

PAY RATE : $71.50 / hour

We are a national aerospace and defense staffing agency seeking highly qualified candidates for a position with a top-tier client.

Job Details :

Job Type : Contract (12 months with potential for extension)

Clearance :   Active TS / SCI security clearance with adjudicated polygraph required.

Industry : Aerospace / Defense / Aviation

Benefits : Medical, dental, and vision (Cigna)

Perks : Bonus potential + Priority access via Tier 1 supplier

Openings Nationwide : Thousands of opportunities across the U.S.

Qualifying Questions :

Are you a U.S. person as defined under ITAR regulations?

Do you meet the educational and experience requirements for this role?

Can you commute to the job location or relocate if necessary?

Summary :

Apply modern DevSecOps practices, including CI / CD pipelines, automated testing, containerized deployments, and infrastructure as code, to streamline integration and test activities.

Stand up, configure, and maintain secure test environments leveraging cloud-native and virtualized resources.

Drive continuous improvement of integration and test processes through automation, metrics, and lessons learned to increase efficiency and reliability.

Automate, develop, monitor, and troubleshoot across software engineering development, tooling, testing, integration, deployment, configuration processes, and security controls.

Review, develop, document, and maintain system requirements and traceability.

Interface with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and external customers.

Requirements :

Active TS / SCI security clearance with adjudicated polygraph; U.S. citizenship required.

Bachelor’s degree with typically 5+ years’ experience in an engineering role, Master’s with 3+ years, or PhD with relevant experience.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Engineering Technology), Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Data Science, or Computer Science.

3+ years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience with Linux, Ansible, Terraform, JIRA, and Confluence.

Preferred Skills :

5+ years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience leading or managing engineering projects or teams.

Familiarity with Packer, Nessus, Trivy, AWS, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, mTLS, cert-manager, Harbor, Postgres, and Windows.

Shell and Python scripting experience.

Experience working with Government customers.

Active CompTIA Security+ certification.

About Us :

The Structures Company is a premier national aerospace and defense staffing agency specializing in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements. We deliver expert workforce solutions across engineering, IT, production, maintenance, and support roles.

As trusted partners to major aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, we connect professionals with opportunities to grow and excel in the aviation and aerospace industries.

Eligibility Requirements :

Must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) to comply with ITAR regulations .

Keywords :  aerospace, aviation, engineering, maintenance, aircraft design, defense

Take your career to new heights—apply today!

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