Posted May 22, 2026
Dark Wolf seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Systems Engineer is responsible for thorough planning, development and delivery of radar hardware and software modifications in response to change requests and deficiency reports. This position will be a hybrid opportunity with onsite support as required by the customer at Peterson SFB Colorado Springs, CO. Candidates must be located physically in the Colorado Springs, CO area or surrounding areas. Key Responsibilities:
Performs Systems Engineering activities related to Information Technology and Engineering including:
Requirements definition
Analysis and engineering
System analysis and design
Interface and data architectures
Maintenance, sustainment, and update to existing documentation
Systems integration
System operation performance analysis
Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. - Develops requirements and facilitates the Basis of Estimate, System Requirements Review, and Preliminary Design Review processes. - Aids in process mapping to ensure standardized and repeatable best practices. - Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies. - Translates customer requirements into hardware, software, and engineering specifications. - Provides comprehensive information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs. Required Qualifications:
5 years of experience in Systems Engineering, DoD contracts, or Radar Systems
Experience developing and/or sustaining national security, no-fail mission systems. - Experience with large-scale Agile or SecDevOps teams/projects
Experience with configuration and data management
Experience with hardware and software test & evaluation of classified systems
Experience translating operational requirements into system requirements; and system requirements into technical requirements/performance standards. - Experience collaborating with Subject Matter Experts of multiple disciplines to include Cybersecurity, Test, Integration, Networking, Software, and Hardware Engineers
B.A. or B.S. Information Security, Computer Science or related discipline
US Citizenship and currently possess a Secret security clearance
Desired Qualifications:
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