Systems Engineer

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Sentar is seeking a Systems Engineer in support of the Sentinel program. Sentar supports the Air Force's sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities, and associated infrastructure.

Role Description:

As a C&L C2 Software IFC Systems Engineer you will be responsible for supporting C&L C2 Software systems engineering activities associated with capability buildup for the Sentinel Flight Test Campaign. you will support a team of engineers to define, develop, decompose, analyze, verify, and validate architecture and requirements for Command and Launch SE&I. In this role, you will be supporting program leadership and the customer to define and maintain the C&L IFC technical baseline. Ultimately, you will support the program through SE artifact maturity and milestones.

Candidates should be highly motivated engineers who can work both independently and in team environments. The selected candidate will get to use MBSE principles to model various processes, tools, and activities that span the Sentinel program.

The successful candidate must be proficient in Cameo and DOORs and have an in-depth understanding of MBSE and be willing to support less experienced MBSE teammates through knowledge sharing and internal peer review of work products.

As a Senior Staff Software Requirements Engineer, you will be a pivotal leader in the Command and Control (C2) team for the Sentinel program. This role demands a high level of accountability and leadership, with responsibilities including:
Technical Leadership: Lead the management of the C2 technical software requirements baseline across the entire portfolio, ensuring alignment with program goals and objectives.
Mentorship: Guide and mentor software team members in agile software requirements development, fostering growth and expertise in critical defense program efforts.
Execution and Collaboration: Drive technical execution in support of major program events, collaborating within and across the Division SDS program portfolio to deliver exceptional customer value.
Systems Challenges: Focus on resolving high-level systems challenges, ensuring the execution of the overall technical plan within the Integrated Master Schedule.
Strategic Initiatives: Support strategic SDS Division initiatives on tools, processes, and cross-segment technical reviews, driving technical rigor into technical interchange meetings with C2 partners.
Model-Based Engineering: Utilize Model-Based Engineering to deliver a highly sustainable Weapon System, advising the C2 program office on program, schedule, and technical matters.

This position requires a leader who is accountable to the team, customer, program management, and executive leadership. The ideal candidate will embody servant leadership, putting the team's needs first while maintaining focus on achieving program objectives.

Responsibilities includes but not limited to:

• Perform requirements analysis, review and document source data for requirements, generate requirements verification, and work with suppliers and internal teams to ensure products designed meet requirements
• Interface with subject matter experts, analysts, architects, designers, system engineers and specialty engineers to capture Sentinel Node structure and behavior across UPDM/UAF/SysML/UML MBSE frameworks
• Support requirement decomposition, derivation, and traceability
• Support development of MBSE strategy and MBSE implementation
• Coordinate with sub-contracted product teams to drive compliance to the SOW and established program model governance
• Help develop technical content for presentations and present to internal and external stakeholders
• Apply the principles of engineering to design components and systems using applicable standards and specifications
• Maintain design documentation and follow configuration management requirements

Qualifications:

Clearance Level: Secret with SAP eligibility

Education Years of Experience:

• Level 1 Engineer: 5 years' experience with a bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline; 3 years' experience with master's degree or 1 years with PhD
• Level 2 Engineer: 8 years' experience with a bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline; 6 years' experience with master's degree or 4 years with PhD
• Level 3 Engineer: 14 years' of experience with Bachelor's degree in Science; or Master's degree with 12 years of experience; or PhD with 10 years of experience

Experience:

• Experience delivering SW products for IFC Certification
• Ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning.
• Experience with Agile and working in a cross-function Scrum team.
• Experience with Software Safety (Mil-STD882E)
• Experience performing Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA)
• Experience designing for Safety Critical Functions
• Experience writing requirements for Safety Critical Functions
• Experience with USAF Nuclear Surety (AFMAN91-119) and/or Cyber Certification
• Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and stakeholders across multiple Integrated Product Teams and Suppliers
• Experience leading requirements, design, and integration of complex systems
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
• Experience leading the performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as technical lead
• Able to create plans and standards for architecture, requirements, and design that can address selection process that accounts for providing safe, fault tolerant, and deterministic operation for critical functions. Critical functions are those functions that perform/support SCF/Critical signal trace threads.
• Establish a Software Requirements Peer Review Process that includes identification of all artifacts required for peer review.
• Able to create system, hardware and software verification plans to address complete functional validation as describe by the software requirements specification

Required for both roles:

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering concepts
• Minimum 3-4 years' experience using existing program MBSE tools (Cameo/DOORS)
• Minimum 3-4 years' experience modeling system behavior using Systems Modeling Language (SysML) or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Detailed knowledge of the Command and Launch system and mission objectives
• INCOSE ASEP or CSEP Certification
• OMG SysML Model Builder Fundamental Certification
• Experienced with verification planning and system buildup for Flight Tests
• Experienced using Model Based Product Line Engineering Concepts

Benefits at Sentar:

In addition to a great culture, Sentar not only fosters an inclusive work environment but also offers an extensive benefits package designed to cater to the well-being of its employees and their families.

• Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision, with Health Savings or Flexible Spending Plan options
• Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long Term Care insurance options
• Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees
• Generous 401(k) match
• Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service
• Other leave programs; holiday schedule along with bereavement, jury and military duty
• Mental health awareness programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development reimbursement
• Recognition and Awards programs

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