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System Engineer

TRISTAR
Crane, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/22/2026
Job Type

Full-time

Description

We are seeking a skilled System Engineer (ESY3) to join our dynamic team. This role will focus on systems engineering, requirements development, system architecture, interface coordination, integration and testing, technical reviews, and lifecycle sustainment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience analyzing complex engineering requirements, resolving technical issues, supporting verification and validation activities, and preparing technical documentation and assessments. IPA00000536

Responsibilities

  • Analyze operational needs and develop, allocate, validate, and maintain system/subsystem requirements and traceability.
  • Support system architectures, functional baselines, design alternatives, and technical trade studies.
  • Develop and review Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and coordinate hardware, software, network, data, and subsystem interfaces.
  • Support laboratory and field integration and resolve interface, performance, and compatibility issues.
  • Define verification methods and acceptance criteria and support test plans, procedures, verification matrices, and reports.
  • Participate in technical reviews including SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and production-readiness reviews.
  • Identify and track technical risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, root causes, and corrective actions.
  • Evaluate Engineering Change Proposals, deviations, waivers, and design changes for impacts to requirements, interfaces, test, logistics, cybersecurity, production, and sustainment.
  • Prepare specifications, engineering reports, technical assessments, briefings, decision papers, and related documentation.
  • Support lifecycle activities involving reliability, maintainability, supportability, obsolescence, fielding, and sustainment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
  • Seven (7) years of relevant systems engineering, system integration, requirements management, acquisition engineering, test and evaluation, or related experience.
  • Experience developing and managing requirements and requirements traceability.
  • Experience with system architecture, interfaces, integration, verification, validation, or qualification.
  • Ability to translate operational needs into technical requirements and engineering solutions.
  • Experience preparing technical products such as specifications, ICDs, requirements documents, engineering reports, verification matrices, and test documentation.
  • Experience identifying technical risks and developing mitigation or corrective-action recommendations.
  • Strong analytical, technical-writing, briefing, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance TS/SCI

Preferred Requirements

  • DoD, Navy, NAVSEA, NSWC Crane, Army product-manager, or comparable acquisition-program experience.
  • PdM FITE, force protection, Electronic Warfare, communications, or mission-system experience.
  • Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and systems-engineering technical reviews.
  • Experience with IBM DOORS, Jama, Cameo, SysML, MBSE, or comparable requirements tools.
  • Experience evaluating ECPs, deviations, waivers, and configuration changes.
  • Experience supporting production, fielding, sustainment, reliability, maintainability, or supportability.

About TRISTAR

TRISTAR is an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned professional services company supporting the U.S. Department of Defense programs. Our core competencies include Electronic Warfare, Enterprise Management, Full Spectrum Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Digital Transformation, Software Engineering and Development, Maritime Modernization and Engineering, and Technical Solutions.

TRISTAR was founded in March 1995 and has built an employee-focused collaborative environment which enables our team of professionals to create and deliver customized solutions to meet our customers’ mission critical challenges. TRISTAR’s core capabilities support customers with end-to-end solutions.

For over 30 years, TRISTAR has demonstrated and perfected our ability to successfully manage any task, small or large no matter how difficult or complex.

TRISTAR is proud to serve the Department of Defense and other Federal Agencies.

TRISTAR provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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