Senior System Engineer (Defense)

Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, Massachusetts, United States; limited travel as needed.

Salary: $125,000–$140,000 annually, depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global supports the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division in delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force Battle Network for resilient decision advantage across USAF, USSF, joint, and coalition forces.

What you will do

• Provide systems engineering support across the acquisition lifecycle, from requirements analysis and architecture development through integration, sustainment, and disposal.
• Translate operational and functional requirements into technical requirements and support Mission Integration Team activities.
• Define and maintain enterprise, system-of-systems, structural, behavioral, and parametric architectures for integration and interoperability across the Department of the Air Force Battle Network.
• Drive interoperability and integration across Program Executive Offices, weapon systems, mission partners, and joint and coalition stakeholders.
• Assess capability risks and gaps, develop mitigation strategies and Plans of Action and Milestones, and support execution and transition planning.
• Develop test and evaluation strategies, technical briefings, engineering documentation, reports, recommendations, and acquisition artifacts for Government leadership.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen.
• Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10 years of directly related experience, including 5 years in a Department of Defense setting.

Nice to have

• Systems engineering experience across the acquisition lifecycle, including DoD and USAF systems engineering.
• System-of-systems architecture development, mission integration, and enterprise architecture experience.
• Requirements development and analysis, including complex requirement hierarchies, traceability, DOORS or Jira, and System Requirements Documents.
• Experience with Identity, Credential, and Access Management; evaluating solutions, documenting requirements, identifying capability gaps, and developing ICAM strategies.
• Familiarity with UAF, DoDAF, the systems engineering V model, DoD 5000 series acquisition principles, and agile systems engineering.
• Practical MBSE experience using SysML and Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw, including integration with broader Digital Engineering ecosystems.
• Experience conducting trade-space analyses against cost, schedule, performance, and risk metrics, and developing verification matrices and plans.
• Knowledge of cloud-based systems, cost and performance management, Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, DevOps, modeling and simulation, and DoDI 5000.02 and DoDI 5000.75 processes.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, organizational, leadership, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to work independently, collaborate effectively, communicate technical concepts to senior leaders and stakeholders, engage customers, and provide recommendations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position supporting government and defense programs.
• Limited travel as needed.
• Work involves collaboration with government program offices, prime contractors, operational users, mission partners, and senior leadership.