Software Systems Engineer, COS

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Why join Davidson?
• 100% paid medical benefits - Prioritizing your health and well-being.
• Competitive 401(k) with company match - Investing in your future.
• Every other Friday off! (9/80 schedule)

Davidson's commitment to employee well-being has earned us recognition as a Colorado Springs Gazette Best Workplace for 5 consecutive years!

We have also in recent years been nominated for The Best Place to Work, The Best Workplace for Millennials and voted The Best Place for Working Parents!

Davidson is distinguished in the aerospace and missile defense industry, in part, because of its excellence in hiring exceptional experts, engineers and software developers dedicated to delivering advanced, intelligent technology solutions in defense of our nation.

Davidson is hiring a Software Systems Engineer on-site in Colorado Springs, CO who will work with the Air Force designing, developing, and deploying software for the United States' next- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). This is an opportunity to start with a clean slate, rather than revamping a decades-old missile.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform in an MBSE environment
• Analyze users' requirements, concept of operations documents and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications
• Analyze system requirements and lead design and development activities
• Guide users in formulating requirements, advise alternative approaches and conduct feasibility studies
• Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design and technology
• Incorporate new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations
• Develop technical, system Architecture and system design documentation
• Collaborates with Product Owners regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated issues
• Take responsibility for the technical integrity of systems engineering work

Job Requirements:

• 10 years' experience as a software and systems engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university
• 4 years of additional software or systems engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
• Experience with SysML, UML, or other modeling
• Excellent organizational and facilitation skills
• Self-starter able to step up to difficult challenges

Qualifications:

• Experience with DOORS, Cameo and operational weapon software systems
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification
• Experience with verification planning and system buildup for flight tests
• Detailed knowledge of the Command and Launch system and mission objectives
• Experience with: Agile, Software Safety (Mil-STD882E), USAF Nuclear Surety (AFMAN91-119) or Cyber Certification
• Experience working in a cross-functional team, designing for Safety Critical Functions, performing Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA), and writing requirements for Safety Critical Functions

Clearance Requirements:

• Active DoD Security Clearance

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