SOLACE Lead Systems Engineer (Process and Documentation)

Omitron is looking for a Lead 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 Lead Systems Engineer, you will own how the team works, including its processes and the tracking of its deliverables. You will lead the team's daily stand-ups and Agile ceremonies, manage 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 fix them.
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.

ResponsibilitiesAs the SOLACE Lead Systems Engineer, you are accountable for:Process Ownership and Improvement

• Own and improve the SOLACE software engineering lifecycle from requirements through development, test, delivery, and government acceptance, and keep it documented.
• Apply systems engineering methods to map team workflows, identify bottlenecks and handoff gaps, and implement measurable improvements.
• Work with the Program Manager and Lead Software Engineer to define the team's delivery and process metrics (for example sprint predictability, cycle time, CDRL on-time delivery, and government comment closure), track them every sprint, and use them to target improvements.
• Baseline current performance before proposing a process change, 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.
• Own 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 Management

• Manage the full CDRL lifecycle: planning, author assignments, 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).