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Cyber Systems Engineer - Level 2
Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States (Onsite)
Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing
Work Setting: Onsite
Are you passionate about engineering complex space and cyber systems that support mission-critical operations? We are seeking a Systems Engineer to lead system planning, integration, verification, and validation activities across the full system lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to transform customer requirements into innovative hardware and software solutions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, high-performance systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform system planning, analysis, integration, verification, and validation activities for complex system architectures.
- Translate customer and mission requirements into detailed system, hardware, and software specifications.
- Support requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, and lifecycle management.
- Conduct system analysis, trade studies, and technical evaluations to recommend optimal solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure successful system integration and delivery.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering reports, interface specifications, and design artifacts.
- Verify system functionality and performance against operational requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Support testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution throughout development and deployment phases.
- Manage technical risks, schedules, and engineering activities to ensure program objectives are met.
- Participate in customer engagements, technical reviews, and system design discussions.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in systems engineering, system integration, and requirements management.
- Knowledge of verification and validation methodologies throughout the system lifecycle.
- Experience performing requirements analysis, requirements allocation, and system-level assessments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to evaluate complex technical challenges.
- Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation and engineering deliverables.
- Familiarity with Linux-based environments and system administration concepts.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience supporting multidisciplinary hardware and software development efforts.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in a STEM discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- Understanding of cyber systems, space systems, or mission-critical technology environments.
- Experience conducting trade studies, architecture evaluations, and performance analysis.
- Knowledge of secure system design principles and government or defense-related programs.
- Familiarity with systems engineering frameworks and industry best practices.