Scientist, Systems Engineering
- Location
- Rockwall, TX, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Job Title: Scientist, Systems Engineering Job Code: 45359 Job Location: Rockwall, TX Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
Perform as part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne ISR and communication platforms.
Essential Functions:
- < 10% during development phases to an excess of 50% during integration, testing, and delivery, travel based on business needs.
- Design and develop physical architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capability across multiple security domains.
- Ability to translate customer requests and CONOPS into system-level requirements and ensure proper requirement traceability throughout the program lifecycle.
- Write subsystem specifications based on system-level requirements and evaluate alternative solutions to establish preliminary system designs.
- Review and evaluate electrical wiring diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements.
- Develop, author, and implement software and system test plans in a collaborative team environment.
- Develop integration, test, and verification scenarios using Link 22 simulation equipment in support of SW development, integration, and test efforts.
- Work in an agile engineering environment.
Qualifications:
- Active US TS/SCI security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience (Software Engineer also considered with relevant experience).
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
- Demonstrated experience with core Systems Engineering requirements development, decomposition, traceability, verification, and validation, with the ability to translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear, testable, and compliant system requirements.
- Demonstrated experience as a Lead Systems Engineer for quick-reaction ISR capabilities to include full mission system architecture redesign, sensor system replacements and upgrades, including FAA STC certification activities.
- Demonstrated experience working in complex technical environments.
- Demonstrated experience integrating with modernized software defined V/UHF software defined radio systems.
Preferred Additional Skills
- Security+ Certified.
- Experience working with domestic and foreign subcontractors, and foreign customers.
- Experience testing, integrating, and verifying hardware and/or software systems.
- Experience with obtaining and maintaining a government network ATO (Authorization to Operate).
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Posted 29 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job