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Systems Engineer

CimarronHouston, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$110k - $150k/yr
Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Posting/External Job Title

Systems Engineer

Location

Houston, TX 77058 US (Primary)

Remote/Onsite/Hybrid

100% Onsite

Job Type

Full-time

# of Hires Needed

1

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

None

Security Clearance Required

None

Pay Range (All offers will be based on experience)

$110,000.00 - $150,000.00/yr

Position Introduction/Key Duties

Cimarron is seeking a System Engineer to support the Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as a part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. This position is 100% onsite located in Houston, TX.

Key Duties:
  • Evaluate customer and operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces.
  • Perform verification and validation of system requirements with the proper flow down and traceability for the system, hardware, and software components executing the scope of validation or regression activities required for recertification.
  • Support and review regression testing, test plans, procedures, schedules, and documentation preparation to support verification, validation, certification, and transition.
  • Support analysis and preparation of test results to verify and validate design and performance to meet government, regulatory, customer, and program compliance requirements.
  • Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify the basic lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions.
  • Evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces.
  • Support analyses for safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance, and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success.
  • Support the planning, organization, implementation, and monitoring of the requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management, and technology readiness assessment processes.
  • Maintain digital system models using SysML and other modeling languages such as CAMEO to represent complex systems.
  • Ensure system models are accurate, compliant with standards, and support engineering tasks such as analysis and decision-making.
  • Capture and maintain traceability of system requirements within the architecture model, linking to relevant design artifacts.

Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education

Required Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • Ability to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, which will include but is not limited to testing for marijuana use.
  • This is a sensitive/safety-sensitive position and is subject to DOT random drug and alcohol testing.
  • This position requires access to federal facilities. Candidates must possess a valid, unexpired Real ID-compliant driver's license or state-issued identification card at the time of hire. If you are unsure whether your ID is Real ID-compliant, please check for the star symbol in the upper portion of your driver's license or state ID.
  • 10 or more years of systems engineering experience.
  • Experience in systems engineering, including system architecture, requirements/interface development and allocation, verification and validation, integration and test, system trades, and risk management.
  • Experience reviewing test plans and reports.
  • Experience applying model-based approaches on engineering projects and integrating models into architecture and digital engineering platforms.
  • Bachelors degree in relevant field.

Desired Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and Unified Architecture Framework (UAF).
  • Ability to provide technical and programmatic recommendations on the development, integration, and application of digital engineering and MBSE concepts.

Business Profile:

Cimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements. We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services. We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more. From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family. Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Resumes should list employment dates in month/year format (e.g., January 2020 - March 2024) for each position to meet customer and contract documentation requirements.

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