Senior Systems Engineer, Clearance Required

Sierra Space

Sr Systems Engineer developing and implementing advanced system solutions at Sierra Space. Leading system architecture and integration for complex system projects.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeCentennial • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $143,700 - $197,608 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Systems Engineering principles, including requirements management, systems architecture development, and systems integration. Possesses strong communication skills to align project goals with team and stakeholder expectations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Systems Engineering PrinciplesRequirements ManagementSystems Architecture DevelopmentSystems IntegrationActive Secret U.S. Security Clearance

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Hard Skills

Systems Development LifecycleVerification and Validation (V&V)Requirements DerivationRequirements DecompositionRequirements AllocationRequirements Tracing

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationTeam Leadership

Industry Keywords

Stakeholder RequirementsSystems Thinking

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contributes to the development and implementation of advanced system solutions.
Works to glue segments and subsystems together via top-down decomposition of stakeholder requirements.
Shepherds the team through technical development milestones.
Leads teams to execute systems engineering scope and helps to develop systems thinking in others.
Oversees the derivation, decomposition, allocation, tracing, and management of system requirements and architectures.
Communicates effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure project alignment and successful execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree or Masters +8 yrs experience)
Typically 10+ years of related experience (or Masters + 8 years of experience)
Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices
Progressive experience across the system development lifecycle, including requirements management
Progressive experience developing systems architecture and performing systems integration, verification, and validation (V&V) activities
An active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision plans
401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
life insurance
3 weeks paid time off