Sr. Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

As Senior Systems Engineer you will be responsible for;

• Develop comprehensive verification and validation plans that align with program objectives, system requirements, and customer expectations.
• Establish verification approaches, success criteria, and compliance methods utilizing testing, analysis, demonstration, and inspection techniques.
• Define and maintain verification environments, including hardware, software, firmware, and supporting test assets required for execution.
• Create and manage requirements traceability artifacts, verification matrices, compliance documentation, and supporting evidence packages.
• Work closely with Integration & Test organizations to coordinate system integration, verification execution, and issue resolution activities.Analyze verification results, investigate anomalies, and drive corrective actions to achieve requirement compliance.
• Support program execution through technical planning, resource estimation, scheduling, and coordination activities.
• Balance engineering priorities to achieve technical objectives while meeting cost, schedule, and program commitments.
• Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, milestone reviews, and customer-facing discussions.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineers on systems engineering processes, requirements management, verification planning, and documentation standards.
• Champion process improvements that enhance engineering quality, consistency, efficiency, and technical rigor.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across systems, software, hardware, and test organizations to support successful program delivery.
• Perform additional systems engineering duties as required.

Qualifications;

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of systems engineering experience supporting aerospace, space, defense, or other complex technical programs.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering methodologies and product development lifecycles.
• Experience authoring, managing, and validating system and subsystem requirements.
• Knowledge of requirements traceability, interface management, system integration, and configuration management practices.
• Experience supporting verification, validation, and compliance activities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ability to translate customer needs, operational concepts, and technical specifications into actionable engineering requirements.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical challenges.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional engineering teams.
• Locations: Candidate must sit out of one of these three sites - Westminster, CO, El Segundo, CA, or Austin, TX

Salary Range: $130K-$170K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.