As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will leverage your experience to ensure our hypersonic propulsion and vehicle systems are designed, verified, and qualified to meet mission-critical customer requirements. This role will be highly cross-functional, with opportunities to influence design decisions, guide verification strategies, and shape system engineering processes across Confidential (Registered Users Only)’s hypersonic product lines. This is a hybrid position based in our Berthoud, Colorado office, typically with 2-days per week remote.
Responsibilities:
- Lead definition, validation, and maintenance of system-level requirements for hypersonic engines and vehicles.
- Develop and own qualification and verification plans at the system level.
- Track requirement verification status throughout product development, test, and qualification.
- Review and approve test and analysis plans/reports, ensuring traceability to customer requirements.
- Develop and maintain key system safety and reliability analyses (FMEA, PFMEA, ASIA, etc.) for hypersonic systems.
- Lead risk analysis and mitigation efforts; manage closure of system-level risks.
- Develop and maintain Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) architectures for hypersonic engines and vehicles.
- Represent systems engineering at internal and customer design reviews, communicating requirement compliance and risk posture.
- Drive improvements in systems engineering processes, tools, and standards across programs.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, elevating systems engineering capability within the team.
Required Qualifications:
- B.S. in Aerospace, Systems, or Mechanical Engineering (or related field); M.S. preferred.
- 5+ years of experience applying systems engineering principles to complex aerospace systems (design reviews, requirements verification, risk management, failure analysis).
- Proven ability to manage requirements and verification for multi-disciplinary systems.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional technical teams.
- Ability to earn trust and maintain positive, professional relationships across technical and customer teams.
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace.
- Ability to work on-site in Berthoud, Colorado 3+ days per week
Desired Experience:
- Proficiency with requirements management tools such as DOORS or Jama.
- Experience with MBSE and tools such as Cameo.
- Familiarity with government and DoD contracts, specifications, and compliance requirements.
- Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.
- Experience in hypersonic vehicles, propulsion, or high-speed flight systems.
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $133,000 - $166,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.
Classification: Full-time Exempt