Systems Engineer - Sentinel

Auria

$70K — $175K *
Ogden, UT 84404In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, Information Systems, or related STEM discipline
  • 1+ year of relevant experience (0 years with Master's or Doctoral degree)
  • US citizenship with active DoD Secret clearance
  • Ability to obtain Top Secret and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
  • Collaborative approach with a desire to develop solutions for national defense

Responsibilities

  • Support C2 technical software requirements alignment with program goals
  • Foster collaboration within the C2 Software Team for agile requirements development
  • Assist in technical execution for major program events and initiatives
  • Resolve high-level systems challenges balancing technical plans with schedules
  • Drive technical rigor in process reviews and technical interchange meetings
  • Perform requirements analysis and ensure products meet defined requirements
  • Maintain design documentation and configuration management requirements

Benefits

  • 9/80 work schedule offering a three-day weekend every other week
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge national defense technology
  • Headquartered in Ogden, UT with a dedicated on-site team
  • Contributing to a mission-driven organization
  • Involvement in a true development team and robust project scope
Full Job Description
Auria is seeking an experienced System Engineer (SE) - All Levels to support the Sentinel program (formerly called the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent - GBSD). This position is in the Ogden, UT area. The candidate has a unique opportunity to join a true development team and contribute to the engineering design of our nation's next-generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system. Auria supports the Air Force's sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for the ICBM Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities, and associated infrastructure. This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work nine-hour days, which creates a three-day weekend every other week. This position is 100% on-site at a contractor facility in the Ogden, UT area. Remote or hybrid options are not available.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO:

As a System Engineer (SE) you will be assigned to an Agile Scrum Team supporting the Command & Launch (C&L) segment of the Sentinel program, and the Command and Control (C2) Software Team. You will be responsible for supporting C2 Software Team system engineering activities associated with capability buildup for the Sentinel Flight Test Campaign. You will support a team of engineers to define, develop, decompose, analyze, verify, and validate architectures and requirements. In this role, you will be supporting program leadership and the customer to define and maintain the C&L technical baseline. You will support the program through SE artifact maturity and milestones. You will utilize Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles to model various processes, tools, and activities that span the entire program.

As a System Engineer, you will be a pivotal member of the C2 Software Team. This position requires an engineer who is accountable to the team, customer, program management, and program leadership. Responsibilities will include:
  • Technical Contributions: Support the C2 technical software requirements baseline, ensuring alignment with program goals and objectives.
  • Teaming and Collaboration: Support fellow C2 Software Team members in agile software requirements development, fostering growth in critical program efforts.
  • Execution: Support technical execution in support of major program events, collaborating within and across the program portfolio.
  • Systems Challenges: Support focus on resolving high-level systems challenges, ensuring the execution of the overall technical plan within the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
  • Strategic Initiatives: Support strategic initiatives on tools, processes, and cross-segment technical reviews, driving technical rigor into technical interchange meetings.
  • Perform requirements analysis, review and document source data for requirements, generate requirements verification, and work with suppliers and internal teams to ensure products designed meet requirements.
  • Interface with subject matter experts, analysts, architects, designers, system engineers and specialty engineers to capture Sentinel Node structure and behavior across SysML/UML frameworks.
  • Apply the principles of engineering to design components and systems using applicable standards and specifications.
  • Help develop technical content for presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain design documentation and follow configuration management requirements.
  • Support development of MBSE strategy and MBSE implementation.
  • Support requirement decomposition, derivation, and traceability.


WHAT THE TEAM REQUIRES:
  • Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering, Science, Information Systems, or related STEM discipline.
  • Position can be filled at Junior, Mid or Senior levels. Minimum 1 year of experience on a project of similar scope or complexity (0 years of experience required with a Master's or Doctoral degree).
  • Must be a US citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance, with an investigation date within scope (6 years). TS/SCI is preferred.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret and Special Access Program (SAP) security clearance within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the organization to meet program needs.
  • Mission-Driven Professional: Collaborative contributor motivated by the opportunity to develop cutting-edge solutions that protect and serve both the nation and the world.


WHAT THE TEAM PREFERS:

  • Experience supporting software development in a C++, Python, Bash, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), type environment.
  • Experience with MBSE, DOORS, and Cameo.
  • Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and a structured process driven software development environment.
  • Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and processes, such as GitLab, GitHub, Azure, Jenkins, or Nexus.
  • Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA/Confluence).
  • Experience with Agile methodologies.


PAY TRANSPARENCY: The salary offered will be based on the selected candidate's qualifications - skills, education & experience - and the position level. $70,000 - $175,000

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31, 2026

Pay Range: $70,000 - $175,000 per year

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