engineering
Posted Apr 16Staff Systems Engineer
at Red 6
Denver, United StatesOn-site
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Responsibilities
- - Develop and manage Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for internal and external system integrations (hardware, software, avionics, and platform interfaces).
- - Lead and support design milestone reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, and SVR.
- - Conduct trade studies and technical analysis to support design decisions and performance optimization.
- - Coordinate and oversee system integration and verification activities in both lab and aircraft environments.
Requirements
- Company Overview Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training.
- Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.
- The Role We are seeking a Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, and verification of the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) across the full product lifecycle.
- Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM) ensuring bidirectional traceability from system
- Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related STEM field. - 8+ years of
- experience in aerospace, defense, or mission-critical system development, with demonstrated progression of technical responsibility. - Working knowledge of systems engineering processes across the full development lifecycle in accordance with recognized frameworks such ISO/IEEE 15288 or the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with
- experience in trade studies and technical decision support. -
- Experience developing, decomposing, and managing
- experience supporting or leading formal design milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) in a DoD or NASA acquisition environment. - Effective written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and cross-team coordination. - Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance. Preferred
- Qualifications - Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field. - INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) or Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification. -
- Experience applying MBSE methodologies using SysML-based tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, or Rhapsody. -
- Experience in one or more Specialty Engineering disciplines, including but not limited to: Reliability, Maintainability & Availability (RM&A); Systems Safety Engineering; Human Factors Engineering (HFE)/Human Systems Integration (HSI); or Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC/EMI).
- - Knowledge of MIL-STD documentation standards and defense acquisition lifecycle processes.
- - Familiarity with airworthiness certification processes and safety-critical system development standards.
- - Familiarity with avionics systems, aircraft integration, or similar defense platforms. -
- Experience with AR/VR technologies and head-mounted display (HMD) systems. Full-Time Employee
Benefits
- Benefits - Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees) - Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave - Short and Long-Term Disability - Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Voluntary Worksite
- Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity) Note Red 6 reserves the right to change its current
Additional details
- This role supports the overall system development of ATARS via
- requirements development and traceability, architecture definition, interface management, hardware/software integration, and conducting formal design milestone reviews.
- Responsibilities - Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements using approved
- requirements management tools. - Establish and maintain the
- - Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies (SysML) to develop system architectures, functional decompositions, use cases, and interface models.
- - Manage allocations of weight, power, and other system resources across components.
- - Identify and manage technical risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place.
- - Serve as a technical point of contact across internal teams and with external partners to ensure alignment on system design and performance. Required
- requirements using tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Stell; including
- requirements traceability, verification, and validation. -