Systems Engineer (Level 3) - Colorado Springs, Colorado

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 seeking for a Systems Engineer (Level 3) for Colorado Springs, Colorado and Schriever Space Force Base.

This role requires candidates to be onsite daily, with limited remote/hybrid work available.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Systems Engineer to support the TASD team. The successful candidate will assist in the software development life cycle through requirements derivation, process development and refinement, Model Based Systems Engineering model development, and contractual documentation. Collaborating with senior engineers, you will contribute to data-driven analysis and systems engineering workflows that ensure our simulation tools accurately represent current and future threat environments. This is an exceptional junior-level opportunity to grow your career in defense modeling and simulation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support capability elicitation and derivation of requirements to realize requested development.
• Collaborate in defining and developing processes and procedures.
• Research and gain experience with missile defense concepts, space-based sensor phenomenology, and threat model trajectories.
• Work in close coordination with senior engineers to develop systems engineering artifacts supporting development and testing.
• Participate in the development and update of technical documentation, system requirements, and user guides for simulation tools.
• Provide briefings to customer(s) and stakeholder(s) related to technical solutions, process development and updates, and system engineering artifacts.
• Support training and orientation of simulation tools.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD in Stem with 1 year of related work experience
• Practical experience executing or analyzing results from military modeling and simulation (M&S) frameworks
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, scripting, or automation using Python, MATLAB, or C++
• Expert understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts
• Experience with MBSE tools such as CAMEO or MagicDraw
• Must be self-motivated and capable of executing technical tasks with minimal supervision
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) ground test, flight test, or wargaming events
• Familiarity with missile defense concepts, space-based tracking/sensors, or orbital mechanics
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• A current active in-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance with access to SCI (TS/SCI)

Clearance Requirements:

• Active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI