Overview
USD 140,000.00 - 160,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
FOCUS
Collaboration
Architectural Design
Roadmaps
Science
Mathematics
Systems Design
New Business Development
Agile
Scrum
Security Clearance
IPT
Leadership
Presentations
Management
Satellite
Training
Finance
Apache Flex
Insurance
Financial Planning
Legal
Job Details
- Type: Contract
- Job #3724
Senior Systems Engineer
Aurora, CO
Active TS/SCI
Compensation Range: $140,000 - $160,000
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Job Responsibilities:
Assume both financial and technical responsibility for the mission
Collaborate with Raytheon senior leadership, government customers, and technical Subject Matter Experts to manage system development
Oversee all aspects of the system, including architectural design, technical roadmap maintenance, and prioritization of requested functional capabilities
Basic Qualifications:
Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of prior relevant experience
Experience decomposing system design
Experience with technical proposals and/or new business development
Agile software development experience in the role of Product Owner or Scrum Master
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven ability to develop solutions that meet system performance, availability, and reliability constraints
Strong track record of building and maintaining effective working relationships across all organizational levels, including government customers, IPT leadership, technical leads, chief engineers, and system architects
Skilled in communicating status updates, identifying issues, and presenting resolution plans to key stakeholders-including Raytheon senior management, customers, and major subcontractors-while managing multiple concurrent project deliverables under tight deadlines
Experience with proven record of accomplishments
Experience with complex satellite ground systems, particularly previous deployment of developed systems to ground station operations
Company Benefits:
Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
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