Maxar Technologies

Sr. Staff Systems Engineer

Maxar Technologies$128K — $187K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in systems/software engineering or software architecture
  • Proven ability to analyze requirements and produce related documentation
  • Experience in translating business requirements for Agile teams
  • Strong foundation in software architecture and integration
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to convert business needs into technical requirements
  • Develop comprehensive software solution designs and document architecture
  • Identify dependencies, risks, and impacts across software domains
  • Ensure solutions meet enterprise architecture and security standards
  • Lead efforts to align technical direction with best practices

Benefits

  • Robust 401(k) plan with company match
  • Mental health resources
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Adoption reimbursement
  • Pet insurance
  • Incentive eligibility based on performance
Full Job Description

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Please review the job details below.

Systems Engineer 6 Software Engineering

Position Summary

The Systems Engineer partners withproduct management, business stakeholders,solutionarchitects, and software development teams to define and deliver software solutions that meet businessobjectives. This roleis responsible fortranslating business requirements into detailed technical requirements, developing system and software designs, and documenting the target-state architecture required to support future capabilities.

The Systems Engineer serves as the technical lead during solution definition, ensuring requirements are complete, architectures are scalable and maintainable, and software engineering teams have the technical direction needed to successfully implement complex capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders,productmanagement, and software engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable functional and non-functional technical requirements.

  • Develop end-to-end software solution designs, defineand documentcurrent-state and target-state architectures, andidentifythe changesrequiredto achieve future capabilities.

  • Identifycross-team dependencies, technical risks, and architectural impacts across multiple software domains.

  • Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, scalabilityobjectives, and engineering best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

  • 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, solution engineering, or software architecture.

  • Experience leading requirements analysis andusecase definition, and producing interface control documentation,ConOpsdocumentation,and test plans.

  • Experience translating business requirements into detailed technical requirements for Agile software development teams.

  • Experience developing software system designs and architecture documentation.

  • Strong understanding of software architecture, system integration, APIs, and modern software development practices.

  • Experience with Agile methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

  • Excellent analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills.

  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and distributed systems.

  • Experience withDevSecOpspractices and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar engineering collaboration tools.

  • INCOSE,SAFe, AWS, Azure,GCPor other relevant technical certifications are preferred.

Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate9s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

 The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $128,000.00 - $170,000.00 - $187,000.00 annually.




For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at:https://www.Vantor.com/careers

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

The date of posting can be found on Vantors Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Vantors Career page.

About Maxar Technologies

Maxar Technologies is a space technology company that provides solutions for Earth observation, space infrastructure, and geospatial intelligence. The company was formed in 2017 through the merger of DigitalGlobe and MDA. Maxar is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado and has operations in Canada, Europe, and Asia. The company has a diverse customer base that includes government agencies, commercial companies, and non-profit organizations.
Learn more about Maxar Technologies
Size
4,400 employees
Market Cap
$3.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$303 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+2.6%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
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