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Systems Engineer

SPA
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/25/2026
Overview

Intrepid, an SPA Company, brings more than 20 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense and U.S. Government, consistently setting the standard for excellence in the federal marketplace. Committed to advancing the mission of the U.S. Warfighter, Intrepid leverages technological superiority to deliver innovative solutions across air, space, land, and sea domains. We are proud to foster a collaborative, dynamic work environment, offering competitive compensation and an industry-leading 401k contribution. Our team is built through merit and achievement, and we're always looking for the best and brightest to join us in our growth. We treat our people like family, we are mission-focused, and we give back! Join us today.

SPA has an immediate need for a Program-Level Software System Engineer.

This is a Software System Engineer position supporting the IFMC AMD Mission Command Product Office, a government program office addressing Army Air and Missile Defense systems, with focus on Mission Command systems. The candidate in this role will work with both contractors, government civilians and system operators.

Responsibilities

Tasks include developing system level features that describe MEI and CSCI behavior, performance, and acceptance criteria necessary to provide guidance for software implementation. Tasks also include leading reviews and adjudicating comments made against the features. An MBSE approach is used to document the features using an Agile workflow.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • and ability to work on-site at the customer location in Huntsville, AL
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field; or 6 years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree.
  • 10 or more years of system engineering experience
  • IBCS experience
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas: tactical command and control systems, tactical weapons systems, tactical sensor systems, software, hardware, requirements decomposition, or MBSE tools and languages
  • Employment history of taking initiative and being a team player in a small, Agile team environment and be willing to engage various levels of stakeholders to ensure that software is capable of meeting the needs of the intended users
  • Active US Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications:
  • Strong technical background in system engineering principles and system engineering experience in support of DoD programs is highly desired, especially in an Army Air and Missile Defense program
  • Hands on experience creating models in Cameo or MagicDraw using SysML and UAF are desired
  • Experience using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence and SAFe Agile experience are plus

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