deciBel Research has an immediate opening for a Systems Engineer in Huntsville, AL.
Position Description:The successful candidate serves as a Systems Engineering point of contact for product capabilities within one or more agile development teams supporting Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) efforts.
Responsibilities Include:
- Authors, maintains, and refines system-level requirements and associated governance artifacts using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles in collaboration with Product Owners and development teams
- Leads or significantly contributes to system architecture decisions, CONOPS development, interface definition, logical software structure, trade studies, technical risk evaluations, and gap analyses
- Drives detailed requirements derivation, test case construction and traceability, integration planning, verification/validation, and System-of-System (SoS) integration of M&S capabiliities throughout the development lifecycle
- Ensures the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and associated artifacts (traceability matrix, verification & validation plans, interface specifications, etc.) are maintained, applied, and continuously improved within agile workflows and product lifecycles
- Drives adoption of agile systems engineering best practices
Education Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or other relevant STEM field required
Experience Requirements:- 2-5 years of professional experience supporting Modeling and Simulation (M&S) products or related technical systems
- Hands-on experience with scripting languages (primarily Python); familiarity or ability to quickly learn compiled languages such as C++ is a plus
- Demonstrated experience defining, deriving, and verifying system/software requirements in an M&S environment, including traceability and verification/validation activities
- Applied Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and techniques across software/system lifecycles (tool-agnostic approach preferred; SysML familiarity a plus)
- Experience collaborating on logical software architecture, supporting detailed design and implementation efforts, and working in agile software development environments (iterative cycles, Scrum/Kanban or similar, clear Acceptance criteria)
- Practical understanding of natural physics simulation concepts and integration/testing of M&S products within System-of-System (SoS) environments.
- Proven ability to produce technical reports, briefing materials, and communicate complex concepts effectively (written and oral)
- Working familiarity with lifecycle management tools such as Jira and Confluence
Special Skills Desired:- Experience authoring and maintaining governance artifacts such as Use Cases, interface control documents/specifications, and executable specifications.
- Prior involvement in development and production of technical Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables for DoD programs.
- Hands-on experience with real-time and/or non-real-time testing of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) products.
- Familiarity with Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) principles and their application in defense or simulation systems
- Exposure to additional MBSE diagramming tools or techniques (beyond core requirement tools) as needed for clarification or stakeholder communication
- Willingness and ability to contribute directly to software implementation or testing tasks to support team velocity
Applicant selected must have an active, or the ability to obtain a ,Secret security clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
