Senior Systems Engineer - Stellar Solutions

Stellar Solutions solves the most complex aerospace systems engineering problems, from national security to human space exploration, across commercial and government sectors.  Solving a customer’s critical needs is what we do; ensuring our employees are in their dream jobs is who we are.  A woman-owned small business founded by Celeste Ford in 1995, Stellar Solutions, Inc. has been providing high impact engineering services, end-to-end technical expertise and creative solutions to significant national and international customers for over 29 years.  As a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner, Stellar Solutions values learning, collaboration, and performance excellence in all we do.

Stellar Solutions is seeking an experienced and accomplished Senior Systems Engineer to support fast-paced operational projects. The candidate will work with senior management, technical project directors, systems engineers, customer stakeholders, mission partners, and development contractors to ensure systems are deployed properly and maintained throughout the mission lifecycle.

Responsibilities for this role include:

• The Systems Engineer should be able to plan, implement, test, and document enterprise-wide solutions for total systems or subsystems using internally created and/or off the shelf products
• This includes analyzing and identifying all or part of the customer's existing or new systems requirements, taking into consideration the special technology needs, and establishing functional and technical specifications and standards, solving interface problems, defining input/output parameters, and ensuring integration of the entire system or subsystem
• The Systems Engineer will be responsible for strategic level planning and roadmap development, working with all the teams in the area
• Perform traditional Systems Engineering at the enterprise/strategic level within the context of the political landscape, operational restrictions and changes, and interacting systems across the customer's organization
• Experience in building Systems Requirements Review (SRR) / System Design Review (SDR) / Preliminary Design Review (PDR) / Critical Design Review (CDR) products and conducting those reviews
• Be a self-starter with leadership capabilities and execution of roles and responsibilities with little to no supervision
• Require minimal oversight to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Identify integration issues and coordinate Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) to resolve them
• Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships, as well as handle complaints, settle disputes and resolve conflicts

Qualifications

• Have demonstrated experience leading technical teams to develop/implement hardware/software requirements
• Have demonstrated ability to quickly ramp up to support the customer's needs, clearly communicate (orally & written) ideas, work autonomously, take the initiative to provide creative alternatives to intractable challenges or systemic problems
• Have ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Have demonstrated strong customer and partner relationship building skills
• BS/BA and 12-15 years of experience OR MS and 10-13 years of experience, or Phd 8-10 years of experience
• Technical Degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, etc.)

Desired Skills

• Work experience leading multiple disciplines at multiple geographically diverse sites
• Experience with Magic Draw or any MBSE tools
• Experience in developing or managing the development of advanced programs, to include integration of commercial technology, and development of specialized hardware solutions

Deliverables will be in the format of reports, briefings, spreadsheets, or other documents as directed by the customer and/or government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction. The nature of this work will, at times, require a quick response to stringent deadlines and always in a high quality, professional manner.