Systems Engineer

Job ID: 6331A Date Posted: September 4, 2026 Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking an experienced Software Engineer or Systems Engineer to join our Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems Division. The selected candidate will provide subject matter expertise support to the U.S. Government team working on advanced Air Force training systems. This position will be embedded in the Government’s team helping to lead a complex system integration effort while providing technical documentation to support decisions that align with defense industry best practices, sound software systems engineering principles, and strengthen technical rigor. If you enjoy challenging design problems, we want you to join our team. This position will be in Ogden, UT. This position will require travel averaging 4 trip per quarter. The Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems Division delivers mission-critical solutions, specializing in cyber operations, information architecture, strategic deterrence, and ISR. Our division’s commitment to innovation and security enables us to provide critical solutions across defense, intelligence, and national security. Join our team and contribute to the next generation of defense technologies. Key Responsibilities: Works with multiple engineering disciplines to ensure that the system is designed, built, and fielded to meet requirements and enable flawless operations Supports the U.S. Government by overseeing and providing insight into the software architecture and multi-level software designs of a complex system of systems Focuses on assessment of all aspects of software design from requirements to the final system integration test plans Identifies, documents, and provides technical risk mitigation strategies Works side-by-side with the customer as a subject matter expert assessing designs Ensures that all subsystems are designed to integrate with minimal issues Enables Government ownership of the delivered technology Collaborates with representatives of several other corporate entities daily Participates in software requirements and designs analysis and development, threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, secure software architecture analysis, software test evaluation, and integration of applications Provides expertise on the decomposition of system level non-functional requirements and constraints down to software components to ensure that designs will pass certification Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, e.g., computer science, computer engineering, software engineering 8+ years of experience with software and/or systems engineering experience designing complex software systems of systems – including validation and verification of requirements. Familiarity with software system design, development, deployment, and testing in…