SOLACE Systems Engineer (Process and Documentation)

Omitron is looking for a Systems Engineer focused on process and documentation to join the SOLACE team in our Colorado Springs, CO office. SOLACE develops modernized astrodynamics applications that support the U.S. Space Force's Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission areas. These applications are built as direct drop-in replacements for existing legacy applications using an Agile development approach.

As the SOLACE Systems Engineer, you will keep the team’s defined processes running and its deliverables on track. You will facilitate the team's daily stand-ups and Agile ceremonies, coordinate Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables from first draft through government acceptance, and keep the team's work visible and on schedule in GitLab and JIRA. You will use a systems engineering background to find where workflows break down and help the team fix them. This position offers a growth path to the Lead level.

You will work closely with the SOLACE Lead Software Engineer, who owns technical direction, and support the Program Manager with status reporting and team coordination.

Responsibilities

As the SOLACE Systems Engineer, you are accountable for

Process Support and Improvement

• Follow and document the SOLACE software engineering lifecycle as defined by the Program Manager and Lead Software Engineer, and propose improvements based on observed performance.
• Apply systems engineering methods to map team workflows, identify bottlenecks and handoff gaps, and recommend measurable improvements.
• Track the delivery and process metrics agreed with the Program Manager and Lead Software Engineer (for example sprint predictability, cycle time, CDRL on-time delivery, and government comment closure) every sprint, and flag trends that point to improvement opportunities.
• Collect and analyze the data used to baseline and evaluate process changes, and report whether the change moved the metric.
• Maintain requirements traceability so delivered capabilities map back to contract and user requirements, and track the engineering team's verification that each application behaves as a drop-in replacement for its legacy counterpart.
• Maintain the team's process documentation, including SOPs, checklists, and templates, and keep it current as the process evolves.
• Support process maturity and compliance efforts, such as CMMI, as required.

CDRL and Documentation Coordination

• Coordinate the full CDRL lifecycle: planning, author coordination, internal review, configuration control, submission, and tracking government comments through closure.
• Maintain a CDRL schedule tied to contract due dates and program milestones, and raise schedule risk early.
• Coordinate with engineers and subject matter experts to gather technical input; write, edit, and format documentation to the applicable DoD Data Item Descriptions (DIDs).
• Ensure delivered documents are accurate, consistent, and under version control, with correct markings, including distribution statements and data rights legends.

Agile Facilitation and Work Tracking

• Facilitate daily stand-ups and Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and Program Increment (PI) planning.
• Configure and maintain JIRA and GitLab boards, workflows, issue templates, and dashboards so work status is clear to the team and to leadership.
• Track sprint and PI progress, dependencies, and blockers, and follow up until blockers are cleared.
• Work with the Lead Software Engineer to write and maintain acceptance criteria and definitions of done.

Reporting and Coordination

• Prepare status reports, metrics, and briefings on schedule, deliverables, and risks for the Program Manager and government stakeholders.
• Maintain the team's risk, issue, and action item logs.
• Coordinate with lateral development and user teams to deconflict schedules and dependencies across concurrent efforts.
• Support the Program Manager with team administrative tasks as assigned.

Measurable Outcomes

• CDRLs are delivered on or before contract due dates, and government comments are closed within the agreed review cycle.
• Delivery and process metrics agreed with the Program Manager and Lead Software Engineer are tracked every sprint and visible on team dashboards.
• Process changes are baselined, and their results are measured and reported against those metrics.
• Blockers are surfaced early and followed to closure, and leadership has a current view of schedule and risk without having to ask.

Minimum Requirements

• US Citizenship required.
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI (or ability to obtain and maintain).
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Management, or a related technical field, with 4 or more years of experience supporting software or systems engineering programs. Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
• Experience:
• Facilitating or supporting Agile/Scrum ceremonies for a software development team, including daily stand-ups.
• Hands-on use of JIRA and GitLab to plan, track, and report team work (boards, workflows, issues, and merge request status).

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