Systems Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Systems Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Provide technical assistance to the Director of M&S Enterprise Engineering, who is responsible for chairing design reviews, establishing architecture and design standards, managing Enterprise Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and synchronizing M&S across the Agency.
• Perform analyst duties to elicit stakeholder requirements and mission needs.
• Define requirements and perform functional analysis using Model-based Systems Engineering techniques and tools.
• Draft and review technical documents.
• Support technical reviews.
• Facilitate M&S and digital engineering transformation initiatives.
• Represent Enterprise Engineering in agency tiger teams and working groups.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• BS degree in STEM field.
• 7+ years of related professional experience.
• Practical experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and other languages typically used for system modeling (i.e. DoD Architecture framework and UML).
• Experience using MBSE tools, such as IBM Rhapsody, and integrated requirements tools, such as DOORs Next Generation (NG).
• Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to non-technical and non-MBSE-trained people.
• Experience following MBSE processes, such as IBM Harmony.
• Must be a US Citizen and have/able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• MS in applicable field.
• MBSE certifications and training (i.e. OMG, INCOSE, etc.).
• Ballistic Missile Defense System (MDS) domain experience working in MDA.
• Experience with definition, design, development, verification and validation, and analysis of MDS M&S (ground test and constructive or distributed virtual simulation of the MDS and its elements and components).
• Experience with analysis, test, and systems engineering of M&S for one or more elements of the MDS (i.e. Patriot, THAAD, GMD, Sensors, or C2)
• Exposure to MDA test events and activities supported by M&S products and services
• Ability to work with a diverse team of engineers (geographically diverse) of different perspectives, skillsets, and backgrounds
• Energetic, motivated, self-starter

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.