Systems Engineer 2 with Security Clearance

• $115,000 | Travel: Yes (10%) | Onsite: Colorado Springs, CO Support mission-critical missile defense and space surveillance capabilities-developing systems engineering artifacts, requirements, and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) solutions that enable advanced threat modeling and simulation environments supporting the Missile Defense Agency and national defense missions.

• What you'll do
• Support capability elicitation activities and derive system requirements to support new development efforts.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define, refine, and improve systems engineering processes and procedures.
• Research missile defense concepts, space-based sensor phenomenology, orbital mechanics, and threat trajectory modeling.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering artifacts supporting software development, integration, and testing activities.
• Assist with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) model development and maintenance.
• Support the creation and refinement of technical documentation, requirements specifications, interface definitions, and user guides.
• Conduct data analysis and support automation efforts to improve engineering workflows and simulation capabilities.
• Provide technical briefings and presentations to customers, stakeholders, and program leadership.
• Support training, onboarding, and user orientation activities for modeling and simulation tools.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to ensure simulation tools accurately represent current and emerging threat environments.
• Participate in system verification, validation, and technical review activities.
• Contribute to engineering solutions that improve mission effectiveness across missile defense and space operations programs.

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited institution
• 2 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI access
• Experience executing, supporting, or analyzing military Modeling & Simulation (M&S) frameworks
• Experience with data analysis, scripting, or automation using Python, MATLAB, C++, or similar languages
• Familiarity with missile defense concepts, space-based sensors, tracking systems, or orbital mechanics
• Basic understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and methodologies
• Ability to work independently while supporting collaborative engineering teams
• Strong analytical, organizational, and technical problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 10% as required Preferred Qualifications
• Direct experience with Missile Defense Advanced Simulation (MDASim)
• Experience supporting Missile Defense Space Tool (MDST) environments
• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) ground tests, flight tests, or wargaming exercises
• Experience with MBSE tools such as CAMEO, MagicDraw, or similar modeling platforms
• Understanding of Agile and Scrum software development methodologies
• Knowledge of missile defense architectures, threat modeling, and sensor phenomenology
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts, requirements traceability, and technical documentation
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance Who is Caribou Thunder?

Caribou Thunder is a HUBZone-certified small business providing advanced technical and engineering services to the U.S.

35+ states and 20+ countries.

• strengthening national readiness across missions on land, undersea, in the air, and throughout LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space.

• Mission Focused.

• delivering on time, maintaining compliance, and performing with precision in high-consequence environments.

• disciplines powering the nation's most complex technical missions.

• knowing their success drives ours.

• we invest in you.

• $120,000 | Travel: Yes (10%) | Onsite: Colorado Springs, CO Support mission-critical missile defense and space surveillance capabilities-developing systems engineering artifacts, requirements, and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) solutions that enable advanced threat modeling and simulation environments supporting the Missile Defense Agency and national defense missions.

• What you'll do
• Support capability elicitation activities and derive system requirements to support new development efforts.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define, refine, and improve systems engineering processes and procedures.
• Research missile defense concepts, space-based sensor phenomenology, orbital mechanics, and threat trajectory modeling.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering artifacts supporting software development, integration, and testing activities.
• Assist with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) model development and maintenance.
• Support the creation and refinement of technical documentation, requirements specifications, interface definitions, and user guides.
• Conduct data analysis and support automation efforts to improve engineering workflows and simulation capabilities.
• Provide technical briefings and presentations to customers, stakeholders, and program leadership.
• Support training, onboarding, and user orientation activities for modeling and simulation tools.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to ensure simulation tools accurately represent current and emerging threat environments.
• Participate in system verification, validation, and technical review activities.
• Contribute to engineering solutions that improve mission effectiveness across missile defense and space operations programs.

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited institution
• 2 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI access
• Experience executing, supporting, or analyzing military Modeling & Simulation (M&S) frameworks
• Experience with data analysis, scripting, or automation using Python, MATLAB, C++, or similar languages
• Familiarity with missile defense concepts, space-based sensors, tracking systems, or orbital mechanics
• Basic understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and methodologies
• Ability to work independently while supporting collaborative engineering teams
• Strong analytical, organizational, and technical problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 10% as required Preferred Qualifications
• Direct experience with Missile Defense Advanced Simulation (MDASim)
• Experience supporting Missile Defense Space Tool (MDST) environments
• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) ground tests, flight tests, or wargaming exercises
• Experience with MBSE tools such as CAMEO, MagicDraw, or similar modeling platforms
• Understanding of Agile and Scrum software development methodologies
• Knowledge of missile defense architectures, threat modeling, and sensor phenomenology
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts, requirements traceability, and technical documentation
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance Who is Caribou Thunder?

Caribou Thunder is a HUBZone-certified small business providing advanced technical and engineering services to the U.S.

35+ states and 20+ countries.

• strengthening national readiness across missions on land, undersea, in the air, and throughout LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space.

• Mission Focused.

• delivering on time, maintaining compliance, and performing with precision in high-consequence environments.

• disciplines powering the nation's most complex technical missions.

• knowing their success drives ours.

• we invest in you.

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