
Systems Engineer II
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Sierra Nevada Company’s Systems Engineer II performs intermediate systems engineering work, including requirements engineering, systems integration, verification and validation, and model-based systems engineering. The role conducts analysis, planning, and risk management, leads smaller project tasks, and supports larger project components. It works with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders in a hybrid or office setting and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. security clearance.
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Hybrid or in office
Plano, TX
Full time
R0031044
Are you a bold thinker? We dream big at SNC—advocating the exploration of space, keeping service members safe and creating the systems that keep our world united and sustain our way of living. Join our team! As a Systems Engineer II, you will build upon foundational skills and perform intermediate tasks in requirements engineering, systems integration, Verification & Validation (V&V), and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). You will conduct system and decision analysis, technical planning, and risk management with minimal supervision. You will contribute to and sometimes lead project tasks with a working knowledge in architecture/design development, technical monitoring, and lifecycle management. Strong communication and collaboration with team members and stakeholders are essential as you develop solutions and support organizational objectives.
The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.
Responsibilities:
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Perform intermediate tasks in requirements engineering, systems integration, V&V, and MBSE.
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Conduct system and decision analysis, technical planning, and risk management with minimal supervision.
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Lead smaller project tasks and support larger project components.
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Apply working knowledge in architecture/design development, technical monitoring, and lifecycle management.
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Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
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Develop solutions and support organizational objectives.
Qualifications You Must Have:
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Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
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2+ years of experience in systems engineering or related field.
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Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
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Proficiency with Systems modeling and simulation tools.
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Practical knowledge of multiple Engineering principles and practices.
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Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
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Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and V&V principles.
Qualifications We Prefer:
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Knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
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Background in Aerospace and Defense industry.
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Experience with requirements management and system modelling tools, such as DOORS, Cameo, MATLAB.
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Knowledge of industry standard mechanical design principles, to include, but not limited to, requirements management, MBSE.
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Experience or certification in International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) standards [Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP)].
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Exposure to baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of high impact trade studies.
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Understanding of establishing and tracking key Technical Performance Measurements (TPM).
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Experience with Agile methodologies.
Essential Functions:
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Ability to work on a computer for extended periods.
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Hand/finger dexterity for system modeling and documentation.
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Ability to work in a hybrid environment with occasional travel.
This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more (https://www.sncorp.com/careers/total-rewards/) .
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.
Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances. (https://www.dcsa.mil/About/)
SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!
SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber.
As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It’s part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow.
Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,536 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$107–180K/yr272 salary ranges
- US median$56–71/hr325 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 545 open Systems Engineer jobs in Texas and 10,536 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Lockheed Martin52 open
- RTX Corporation35 open
- Serco31 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,741 postings).
- Education
- 4,680 of the 10,536 open Systems Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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