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Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
Engineering - Systems
Huntsville, AL (On-Site/Office)
Principal Systems Engineer
$80,000 - $109,000 | Huntsville, AL | U.S. Citizenship Required – Active Secret Clearance (TS Preferred)
Lead the engineering of complex missile defense and command-and-control systems—apply your MBSE expertise and systems integration skills to ensure mission success for the warfighter.
A Day in the Life – What You’ll Do
Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML to define, model, and analyze behaviors of complex DoD systems
Support hardware and software integration efforts across missile defense programs
Leverage DOORS to manage requirements and ensure traceability across baselines
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineering teams to align system design and execution
Provide technical expertise in system definition, decomposition, and integration
Operate independently and within small teams to deliver engineering solutions
Travel up to 10% to support integration, customer engagement, and program needs
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 5+ years of related experience, OR Master’s degree and 3+ years, OR PhD and 1+ year
Active DoD Secret clearance (in-scope, required at start)
Strong experience with DOORS requirements management
Missile Defense domain knowledge
Hands-on experience in both hardware and software integration
Expertise in MBSE principles and SysML modeling
Ability to work independently and within small, agile teams
Willingness to travel up to 10%
Experience with Cameo or other MBSE tools
Preferred Qualifications
INCOSE Systems Engineering experience/certification
CompTIA Security+ certification
Active in-scope Top Secret clearance
Who is Caribou Thunder?
Caribou Thunder is a premier Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) defense contractor supporting mission-critical programs across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. With presence in over a dozen states and OCONUS, we specialize in mission operations support, software engineering, systems integration, and cybersecurity.
Why Caribou Thunder?
Tactical Impact – Deliver engineering leadership on missile defense and command-and-control systems
Elite Teams – Collaborate with system engineers and mission experts driving defense readiness
Mission Readiness – Ensure resilient, integrated solutions that enhance national security
Purpose-Driven Work – Your expertise directly advances the capabilities of U.S. defense systems
$80,000 - $109,000 | Huntsville, AL | U.S. Citizenship Required – Active Secret Clearance (TS Preferred)
Lead the engineering of complex missile defense and command-and-control systems—apply your MBSE expertise and systems integration skills to ensure mission success for the warfighter.
A Day in the Life – What You’ll Do
Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML to define, model, and analyze behaviors of complex DoD systems
Support hardware and software integration efforts across missile defense programs
Leverage DOORS to manage requirements and ensure traceability across baselines
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineering teams to align system design and execution
Provide technical expertise in system definition, decomposition, and integration
Operate independently and within small teams to deliver engineering solutions
Travel up to 10% to support integration, customer engagement, and program needs
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 5+ years of related experience, OR Master’s degree and 3+ years, OR PhD and 1+ year
Active DoD Secret clearance (in-scope, required at start)
Strong experience with DOORS requirements management
Missile Defense domain knowledge
Hands-on experience in both hardware and software integration
Expertise in MBSE principles and SysML modeling
Ability to work independently and within small, agile teams
Willingness to travel up to 10%
Experience with Cameo or other MBSE tools
Preferred Qualifications
INCOSE Systems Engineering experience/certification
CompTIA Security+ certification
Active in-scope Top Secret clearance
Who is Caribou Thunder?
Caribou Thunder is a premier Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) defense contractor supporting mission-critical programs across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. With presence in over a dozen states and OCONUS, we specialize in mission operations support, software engineering, systems integration, and cybersecurity.
Why Caribou Thunder?
Tactical Impact – Deliver engineering leadership on missile defense and command-and-control systems
Elite Teams – Collaborate with system engineers and mission experts driving defense readiness
Mission Readiness – Ensure resilient, integrated solutions that enhance national security
Purpose-Driven Work – Your expertise directly advances the capabilities of U.S. defense systems
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