Senior Systems Engineer needed for a Contract to Hire opportunity with SOC's direct client located in Bridgeton, MO
**Due to federal requirements, candidates must possess an active Secret Clearance to be considered for this role.**
SOC, LLC is seeking multiple Senior Systems Engineers to support the analysis, design, development, and integration of Mission Equipment Packages (MEPs), including battlefield reconnaissance, survivability, lethality, radar, and electronic system payloads onto legacy and next-generation combat vehicles for our Defense client in Bridgeton, MO.
Job Responsibilities
- The engineer will work directly with cross-functional hardware and software teams in laboratory and vehicle test-range environments to support system upgrades, checkout, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
- The ideal candidate has a strong electrical engineering and software background, with hands-on experience integrating and testing power systems and distribution, embedded/control software, and test instrumentation/data acquisition.
- The position applies interdisciplinary systems engineering processes to ensure customer technical requirements are met within quality, cost, and schedule expectations.
- Execute architecture development, requirements engineering, performance analysis, system-level documentation, trade studies, risk management, system integration and test, and verification and validation
- Support technical activities of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to upgrade Mission Equipment Packages to fully meet system requirements and customer's expectations
- Lead software & hardware issue resolution efforts and support attaining customer confidence
- Communicate effectively with engineers, management, and non-engineering support staff to evaluate technical information impacting support of products, services, or other deliverables
- Ensure common understanding of and compliance with all program requirements
- Use engineering/analysis software in the performance of assignments
- Study alternative concepts and use of models and simulations to predict system performance
- Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services
- Support the acquisition of hardware and software
- Enforce and integrate systems engineering processes into program plans
- Strive to complete activities on time and budget
- Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for design assignments
- Participate in preparation of proposals
- Lead less-experienced engineers
- Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings
- Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the organization's mission, values, and culture
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Hands-on integration and testing of power systems and electrical distribution.
- Ability to troubleshoot integrated hardware/software systems and lead issue resolution.
- Experience building acceptance test procedures and developing the test equipment to compliment the test procedure.
- Must possess excellent analytical and communication skills, written and oral
- Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS (~10%)
Desired Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (Cameo SysML)
- Proficient in the use of MATLAB for data analysis, Microsoft Office products (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, TEAMS), and later versions of DOORS requirements management software
- Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
Employment Prerequisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
#INDSOC Estimated Min Rate: $38.50
Estimated Max Rate: $55.00 |
SOC LLC
Nov 05, 2026