Systems Engineer

Job Title: Systems Engineer - Must be a citizen to be eligible for those role.

Job Description

The Systems Engineer performs end-to-end technical planning and execution across the full systems engineering lifecycle. This role focuses on system integration, verification and validation, and cost and risk analysis to ensure complex systems are supportable, effective, and aligned with customer requirements and program constraints. The engineer translates customer and product requirements into comprehensive hardware and software solutions through rigorous analysis and documentation at every stage of the system's life, from concept through disposal.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience in systems engineering or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience across the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements writing, verification, and validation.
• Strong experience in system integration for complex hardware and software systems.
• Ability to perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, and detailed trade studies.
• Experience translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Proficiency in requirements allocation and interface definition between system components.
• Understanding of cost and risk analysis as applied to technical solutions and system designs.
• Experience performing supportability and effectiveness analyses for system products.
• Ability to work with and manage requirements using established systems engineering processes and tools.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS.
• Experience with modeling tools such as Cameo.
• Experience leading projects or technical workstreams.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

Work Environment

This position operates in a hybrid work environment based in Lexington, with three days on-site and two days remote each week. On-site work typically takes place in an office and engineering setting that supports collaboration, access to systems engineering tools, and interaction with cross-functional teams. Remote days provide flexibility for focused analysis, documentation, and model-based systems engineering activities while maintaining close communication with the project team.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical planning for total systems, including defining system concepts, architectures, and integration strategies.
• Conduct system integration activities to ensure hardware and software components function together as an effective, cohesive system.
• Execute verification and validation activities to confirm that systems meet all specified requirements and perform as intended.
• Perform cost and risk analyses to evaluate technical solutions and recommend approaches that balance performance, schedule, and budget constraints.
• Conduct supportability and effectiveness analyses to ensure systems are maintainable, reliable, and operationally suitable throughout their lifecycle.
• Analyze systems at all levels of the product lifecycle, including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into complete system solutions that consider technical, schedule, and cost factors.
• Perform functional analysis to decompose system-level requirements into lower-level functional and performance requirements.
• Conduct timeline analysis and detailed trade studies to compare design alternatives and select optimal solutions.
• Allocate requirements to hardware and software components and define clear interfaces between subsystems.
• Translate customer requirements into precise hardware and software specifications using systems engineering best practices.
• Develop, write, and maintain system requirements and associated documentation throughout the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Apply model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methods and tools to represent, analyze, and manage system architectures and requirements.
• Use tools such as DOORS and Cameo to manage requirements, traceability, and system models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to coordinate system design, integration, test, and validation activities.
• Support project planning and execution, including providing technical input to schedules, milestones, and risk management activities.
• Contribute to or lead project activities, providing technical leadership and guidance to ensure successful delivery of system solutions.

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Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Lexington, KY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $69.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Lexington,KY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 29, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

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