Senior Systems Design Engineer – Colorado Springs, CO

About the Job

At cb5, we are on a mission to find exceptional talent. Our tight-knit organization is led by five brothers, each technology leaders in their respective technical fields and driven to foster a culture of excellence through solidarity. We are seeking a Senior Systems Design Engineer to serve as a member of a Service Infrastructure team. This role is remote and has very limited travel requirements. 

Key Responsibilities 

The candidate will: 

  • Develop, manage, and maintain system requirements, including documentation and traceability matrix development, ensuring traceability from stakeholder needs through design, implementation, and operations 
  • Contribute to and facilitate preliminary design, critical design, and detailed design of systems with engineering teams. Lead design reviews, ensuring compliance with project requirements, codes, and standards
  • Support system verification and validation activities, including creating and executing test plans, system documentation, as-built records, and lessons learned 
  • Work cross-functionally with project managers, engineering disciplines, operations, and executive leadership to ensure system implementation, integration, sustainment and operations throughout the entire life cycle of the system 
  • Scope and execute trade studies, analysis, research and development, preliminary and detailed system architecture designs, and system development of Enterprise Services 
  • Develop junior and mid-level engineering personnel to leverage an Agile delivery practice, to include capturing and decomposing work around Epics, Stories, and Tasks 
  • Maintain alignment to support Team Leads: infrastructure, networks, integration, logistics plans, cybersecurity and physical security protection plans, and cost and schedule estimates for the development, fielding, tests, and operations 
  • Coordinate with engineering leaders to support the application of process engineering and continuous improvement of non-manufacturing engineering processes 
  • Communicate complex technical information to people of various backgrounds and disciplines 
  • Provide status and briefings to leadership, to include senior government customers and stakeholders 
  • Use interpersonal skills to solve both technical and organizational conflicts 
  • Perform other assigned duties as required to meet international requirements 

Qualifications 

  • BS in an applicable field is desired
  • Must have 5+ years of directly related experience 
  • Must have 1+ year of experience working in a management or leadership role 
  • Must have a strong understanding of SE standards such as INCOSE SE Handbook or ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 
  • Must have expertise in systems engineering processes, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and tools, and engineering documentation management 
  • Must have (and demonstrate) an understanding of agile team management concepts, practices, and methods and have training/education in agile delivery concepts 
  • Must have a working knowledge of the following technical/management skills: information technology infrastructure, networking, Linux and Windows systems, virtualization, data storage management, system life cycle and change management 
  • Must have experience using Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio or other Computer Aided Design (CAD) application, Agile workflow management applications (Microsoft Planner, Jira, Asana, Trello) 
  • Must have, or obtain, an active DoD Secret security clearance 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • STEM degree from an accredited college  
  • Documented experience developing and editing Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) products for major space and IT systems  
  • Skills in logical architecture modeling and/or interface definition, as well as knowledge of cyber security concepts and security accreditation  
  • Familiar with the C2BMC system and other Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) systems  
  • Experience mentoring junior employees to identify value and continuous improvement performance  

cb5 Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.