Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 45722

Job Location: Greenville, 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:

We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and delivery of advanced software solutions for mission-critical defense systems. The ideal candidate will have experience leading technical efforts across the full software development lifecycle, collaborating directly with customers, and developing secure, scalable solutions in cross-functional engineering environments. This role requires a strong background in software architecture, systems integration, diagnostics, automation, and secure software development, along with the ability to work across multiple programming languages and platforms.

Essential Functions:

• Must be able to work occasional weekend or overtime hours, as required.
• Must have CompTia Security+ certification.
• Lead end-to-end software development efforts including architecture, design, implementation, testing, documentation, and delivery.
• Serve as a primary technical interface with customers, coordinating schedules, communicating progress, and aligning deliverables with evolving requirements.
• Design and develop scalable authentication and authorization solutions to enforce system access control policies.
• Lead small technical teams in the development of diagnostics and monitoring tools to improve system health visibility and accelerate root-cause analysis.
• Investigate customer requests, analyze requirements, and implement effective software solutions.
• Maintain and update interface definition documentation and other technical artifacts.
• Support software modernization efforts, including containerization and reduction of technical debt in legacy codebases.
• Create user manuals and technical documentation to support delivered capabilities.
• Work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with time-critical requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Qualifications:

• Active US TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field and minimum 6 years of prior relevant professional engineering experience in defense, aerospace, or other mission-critical environments.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ELINT receiver systems, signal analysis equipment and techniques.
• Demonstrated experience with ELINT databases such as EPL, CED, EWIR, MIDB, etc.
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience with:
  • Linux
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • DOORS
• Demonstrated experience with unit testing frameworks and software verification practices.
• Demonstrated experience with technical documentation, interface definitions, and customer-facing engineering communication.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Familiarity with secure software practices and access control implementation.
• Experience supporting ELINT, airborne mission systems, communications systems, or similar defense platforms.
• Experience automating manual engineering or release processes.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects ahead of schedule.
• Hardware troubleshooting and maintenance experience.
• Big Safari Experience and/or a USAF RC-135 Combat Systems Officer (CSO)/Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) is preferred.
• Electronic Warfare Officers with experience on other airborne platforms and experienced. 

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