Systems Engineer

Qualifications
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2+ years relevant experience
Knowledge necessary to write requirements specifications (subsystem and component)
Familiarity with databases such as DOORS
Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary team environment
Systems thinking skills (i.e., ability to work at detailed level but understand system level implications)
Excellent oral and written communication skills
May consider candidates who don't meet all the above requirements for a more junior role or more experience for a more senior role
Benefits
We prioritize safety, work life balance, and offer generous benefits
Full-Time Salary Range: $75570 - $128480
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being
Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance
We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics
Responsibilities
Support development of component level performance specifications by managing requirements in DOORS database tool (specifications could include mechanical or electronic components such as engine, ventilation fan, turret control box)
Manage Size, Weight, Power, Cooling and Cost (SWaP-CC) for vehicle platforms
Create requirements traceability in DOORS database
Work with Integrated Product Teams to understand and document requirements compliance
Define interfaces between assigned sub-system and components (thermal, signal, data, etc.)
Support development of trade studies to drive design decisions and document trade study results
Support documenting concept design decisions and support generating system design concept descriptions and capability assessments
Support development of architecture using model based systems engineering tools
Job description
Job Description

What’s it like to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering. As part of our Systems Engineering team, you’ll join a diverse group of driven engineers who design the products and systems that support enhanced military capabilities, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure. With us, you’ll be able to make an impact while you grow in your career.

Here we value our workforce and their well-being. We prioritize safety, work life balance, and offer generous benefits. This position is currently working 3 days / week on-site and up to 2 days / week remotely on a +/80 schedule with every other Friday off out of our Sterling Heights, MI or Minneapolis, MN office.

As a Systems Engineer, you will:
• Support development of component level performance specifications by managing requirements in DOORS database tool (specifications could include mechanical or electronic components such as engine, ventilation fan, turret control box).
• Manage Size, Weight, Power, Cooling and Cost (SWaP-CC) for vehicle platforms.
• Create requirements traceability in DOORS database.
• Work with Integrated Product Teams to understand and document requirements compliance.
• Define interfaces between assigned sub-system and components (thermal, signal, data, etc.)
• Support development of trade studies to drive design decisions and document trade study results.
• Support documenting concept design decisions and support generating system design concept descriptions and capability assessments.
• Support development of architecture using model based systems engineering tools.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2+ years relevant experience.
• Knowledge necessary to write requirements specifications (subsystem and component).
• Familiarity with databases such as DOORS.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Systems thinking skills (i.e., ability to work at detailed level but understand system level implications).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• May consider candidates who don't meet all the above requirements for a more junior role or more experience for a more senior role.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
• Model based systems engineering experience, such as UML, SysML, Rational Harmony, Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Method (OOSEM) experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Electrical Engineering with a Master’s degree in Systems Engineering.
• Experience with military vehicle systems is preferred.
• Formal certification as a Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP).

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $75570 - $128480

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Platforms & Services BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.