System Engineer

Why Join Rincon Research Corporation (RRC)?

At Rincon Research Corporation, our primary business is innovating, developing, and fielding digital signal processing (DSP) products and services for the United States Defense and Intelligence Communities in support of national security.

Rincon Research Corporation (RRC), an employee owned company, is seeking a talented, tenacious, results-driven individualto work in a multi-disciplinary R&D environment with similarly motivated electrical engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, and analysts who are collectively responsible for creating custom digital signal processing solutions and leveraging them to make an operational mission impact.

Come join the team that is creating cutting edge signal processing and geolocation systems for the future!

What are the primary responsibilities in the System Engineer position?

The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure interoperability across space control elements and verify compliance with CONOPS, mission threads, and interface control documents. Responsibilities include leading requirements development, system architecture and design, risk identification and mitigation. Strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to produce clear, traceable technical documentation, and proficiency with modern engineering tools, test environments, and secure computing systems is paramount.

• Problem-solving skills: Ability to perform systematic analysis of systems to identify software, hardware, and interface issues and support resolution across the system lifecycle.is crucial.
• Attention to detail: Ability to identify and articulate discrepancy reports outlining issues or bugs with mitigation response deadlines.
• Analytical skills: Ability to develop and interpret complex technical requirements and associate those to system engineering milestones within the development lifecycle.
• Collaboration: Ability to work with engineers and customer to develop a comprehensive Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM) is critical.

This role supports the development of complex hardware and software systems and requires expert system engineering knowledge across the full system lifecycle, including requirements analysis and allocation, system architecture and design, integration, test, transition to operations, and sustainment activities.

What required background will make you successful?

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ year’s equivalent experience conducing Space Control activities.
• Understanding of Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) weapon systems, to include the development, integration, verification, validation, and operational readiness of space control capabilities.
• US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED

Preferred skills:

• Lead in design reviews with customer-centric input
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with diverse teams
• Experience in Systems Engineering Management Plan
• Familiarity with git
• Experience developing system documentation to include the following:
• Requirements Development
• Formal Technical Reviews and Artifacts
• Formal and Informal Test Processes
• System Requirements Review (SRR)
• Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
• Critical Design Review / Critical Design Readiness Review (CDR/CDRR)
• CONOP documents

Where is the position located?

This position is located at our Colorado Springs, CO office.

*The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 to $186,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

What benefits does RRC offer?

• 100% employer-paid premiums for family medical and dental insurance, employee life insurance, short-term and long-term disability (STD & LTD)
• Flexible reimbursement spending accounts for medical expense and dependent care
• Immediate participation and vesting in the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) Plan
• Employer contributions to RRC’s ESOP
• Employer matching contributions to the company’s 401( k) Plan
• Employer discretionary contributions to the company’s 401(k) Plan

Rincon Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.