Systems Engineer Job at QTEC Aerospace (Colorado Springs)

Systems Engineer

QTEC Aerospace

Location:
United States , Colorado Springs

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

130000.00 - 180000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

QTEC Aerospace is seeking a SYSTEMS ENGINEER to join our team of professionals in Colorado Springs, CO. The successful candidate will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government in support of a Missile Defense System (MDS) with a mission of protecting the United States and our allies. The successful candidate will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic. QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidate will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs. The chosen candidate will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements and perform systems engineering for an innovative Fire Control System.

Job Responsibility:

Perform model-based systems engineering (MBSE) functional and behavior analysis for a software and hardware integrated system
Participate in a MBSE environment to develop system-of-systems requirements via system/component trade studies and analysis
Contributes to publishing change notices to system specification and update of requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions, and trace system and Element level requirements
Document analysis results in reports and briefings for critique and review by internal and external stakeholders
Create and present briefings within the team and external stakeholders
Duties will include leading system engineering in the development of requirements, model, and tracking status of verification
Perform detailed tracking of changes to system requirements and verification
Decompose hardware and software requirements from the Prime Item Development Specification (PIDS)

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and at least 8 years of related experience, or a Master's STEM Degree and at least 6 years of related experience, or at least 4 years of experience with a PhD
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
Strong prior experience with the use of MSOSA (Cameo) and DOORS
Must demonstrate a strong hardware and software technical background in architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition with system-modelling tools
Applicants must have a strong background in MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) and the use of SysML to describe behaviors of a complex DoD system
Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
Familiarity with software development requirements and testing methodologies
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team with limited direction
Self-motivated and able to work in a dynamic team environment with both collocated and geographically dispersed team members with varying experience levels
Possess the skills necessary to accurately represent requirement/test perspectives to system architects, software designers, other test and test support personnel, and the Government customer
Working knowledge of the Agile process in software development and internal testing environments.
An understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle
Experienced, "System Thinker", comfortability working on a high-paced, high pressure, dynamic environment
V&V planning and execution experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed
Self-starter with ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Nice to have:

Process Improvement & Analysis
Kaizen facilitation, root cause analysis, SIPOC, and value stream mapping
Process risk identification and waste elimination
Lean-Agile Principles
Training and implementation of Lean-Agile principles (Modules 1-5)
Development of RACI (Roles & Responsibilities) matrices
Software Automation & Tools
Jira control strategy expertise (Git, branching strategies) and Gradle plugin development
Collaboration & Communication
Team onboarding support, documentation, presentation proofreading, and dry-run reviews
Teams channel management and standardization efforts
Additional Technical Skills
Experience with Linux and Windows environments
Development of unit, integration, end-to-end, and behavior-driven tests
Software application familiarity

What we offer:

Healthcare
dental
vision
life and disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Company paid holidays
paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
discretionary bonus

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 20, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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