Systems Engineer - NISSC II - Military Veterans

Our NORAD Operations Group

Selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division for Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment (OM&S) of critical mission systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC), we support the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II).

Since 2020, through the (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II), has provided:

• Operations, maintenance, and Sustainment of current and legacy systems for the surveillance and cataloging of manmade objects in space.

• Mitigation of orbital conflicts.

• Threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems for threat activities.

• Operations and maintenance of classified communications.

• Software development and integration.

NISSC II supports the classified communications and processing for Command and Control (C2) capability and legacy space C2 systems located at:

• Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado

• Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), Colorado

• Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

• Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

• Numerous sensor and forward operator sites around the world

Description of Duties:

The System Engineer supports North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II). The candidate will:

• Independently evaluate, select, adapt, and modify standard techniques and criteria to plan and conduct a technical solution for an engineering assignment.

• Independently plans, schedules, and conducts or coordinates detailed phases of engineering work through the selection and adaptation or modification of techniques, procedures, criteria and update associated documentation and artifacts.

• Analyze complex features of the work and applies principles and practices of the discipline or devises new approaches in problem solutions.

• Thoroughly review all results from assigned tasks and determine if outputs are complete, correct, integrated with project objectives, and adequately documented.

• Apply concepts for developing and establishing systems engineering databases, templates, requirements, and testing.

• Accomplish tasks of moderate scope and solves problems which require investigation of a select number of system functions.

• Interpret requirements and perform analyses to ensure that objectives are met.

The successful candidate will:

• Knowledge of System Engineer V model

• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Visio, Excel)

This position will be filled and work onsite in Colorado Springs, CO

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as one of our teammate companies.

Basic Requirements:

• Clearance Requirements: Active Secret Clearance

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor of Science degree

• 4 or more years directly related engineering experience

• 5 years or more of general work experience

• Experience with independently evaluating, selecting, adapting, and modifying standard techniques and criteria to plan and conduct engineering assignment.

• Experience with plans, schedules, conduct, and coordination of detailed phases of engineering work through the selection and adaptation or modification of techniques, procedures, and criteria.

• Required local travel between Chidlaw Building work location and Peterson Space Force Base.

Desired Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in: Computer Science, System Engineering, Software Engineering

• Familiar with Agile Model.

• Manage multiple troubleshooting tasks simultaneously.

• Familiar with MBSE concepts.

This position is expected to pay $120,000 - $125,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

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The position for which you are applying requires a US Department of Defense security clearance. This is to advise you that if you possess dual citizenship (i.e., a citizen of the US and another country), to be granted a clearance, you will be required to relinquish your citizenship in the foreign country.