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Senior Systems Engineer

Odyssey Systems


Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (14 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Command Control Communications and Battle Management Division (C3BM).

Command Control Communications and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF USSF Joint and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BMs main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE) Operational Response Team (ORT) and multiple mission integration teams such as Air Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.

The candidate will provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process. The candidate will also provide engineering support in the design operation and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal).

This is a full-time position at Hanscom AFB Bedford MA.

Responsibilities

Duties include but not limited to:

Candidate selected will be aligned to 1 of 5 Mission Integration Teams (MITs) duty stationed at Hanscom AFB MA. The five mission areas are Air Maritime Land Homeland Air Defense and Cross Cutting.

Members of the MITs manage the DAF C3BM MIT Process for their respective MIT. The DAF C3BM MIT Process receives operational and functional requirements from the Operational Community and conducts a(an):


1. Operational Analysis to translate operational and functional requirements into technical requirements.
2. Architecture Definition to design the capabilitys architecture while ensuring integration/interoperability with the broader DAF C3BM enterprise architecture.
3. Risk assessment of the capability and if risk needs to be mitigated the MIT works with the Science & Technology Community to address.
4. Execution management strategy providing the capabilitys requirements to the Acquisition Community.
5. Test and Evaluation Strategy with the Acquisition Community to work with the Test and Evaluation Community for exercise and experimentation activities before delivery to the Operational Community.

Position duties include but are not limited to:

  • Serves a Mission Integration Team (MIT) system of systems architecture design and development engineers.
  • Reviews current Department of Defense (DoD) architecture models and designs a migration path to a future state that enables seamless sensor-to-shooter connectivity.
  • Drives interconnectivity between represented PEOs and weapon systems.
  • Captures as is and to be states driven by MIT stressing engagement scenarios.
  • Engages the joint and coalition community to design and evaluate an architecture that will connect any sensor to any shooter irrespective of service or coalition.
  • Identifies assesses and matures innovative and affordable concepts meeting current and future AF needs through multi-domain expertise analytics and modeling simulation & analysis tool development.
Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Bachelors Degree in a related field

Years of Experience:10 years of directly related experience with 5 years of experience in a DoD setting

  • Requirements management and traceability expertise using tools such as DOORS or Jira
  • Ability to develop System Requirements Documents (SRDs) and related documentation
  • Familiarity with DoD architecture frameworks (UAF DoDAF)
  • Ability to translate technical specifications into operational impacts
  • Working knowledge of the systems engineering V model and DoD 5000 series acquisition principles
  • Experience with agile systems engineering principles
  • Practical MBSE experience (Cameo/MagicDraw) SysML modeling and digital engineering integration
  • Ability to develop and analyze structural behavioral and parametric system models
  • Ability to conduct tradespace analyses assessing cost schedule performance and risk
  • Experience in verification & validation planning test matrix development and requirements verification
  • Ability to serve as a technical liaison across government program offices contractors and operational users
  • Familiarity with cloudbased systems cost/performance management Agile CI/CD DevSecOps and DevOps
  • Knowledge of DoD acquisition principles (DoDI 5000.02 5000.75)
Technical Skills
  • Excel Word PowerPoint
  • Cameo
  • DOORS
  • MagicDraw

Interpersonal Skills

  • Leadership capability with minimal oversight
  • Ability to perform at a high level
  • Ability to work across multidisciplinary and crossfunctional team
  • Ability to engage with senior civilian and military stakeholders

Additional Information

Location:Hanscom AFB Bedford MA

Travel:10%

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Company Overview

Odyssey is a world-class technical engineering and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration ISR C2 and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the militarys operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment technology and services to data information and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution peak organizational performance and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment ambition and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations an employer match program and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Please Note:

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant work experience specific skills and competencies geographic location education and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance Tricare supplement short-term disability long-term disability 401(k) match flexible spending accounts health savings accounts employee assistance program learning and development benefit paid time off and holidays.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC


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Odyssey builds, secures and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. We enhance operational readiness through comprehensive program support.

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