About the Role
This position involves guiding systems engineering processes from concept through deployment, supporting technical planning, risk management, and cross-functional coordination for advanced development programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and maintenance of system architectures and technical baselines
- Define and manage system requirements throughout the project lifecycle
- Perform trade studies to evaluate design alternatives and recommend optimal solutions
- Support integration of subsystems into cohesive system-level configurations
- Develop verification and validation strategies for system performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues
- Maintain configuration control of system designs and documentation
- Conduct technical reviews and audits at key program milestones
- Model system behavior using simulation and analytical tools
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
- Manage technical risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Interface with stakeholders to clarify requirements and expectations
- Support proposal development and technical planning for new initiatives
- Apply model-based systems engineering principles to streamline design processes
- Translate customer needs into executable engineering specifications
- Oversee system-level testing and evaluation activities
- Provide technical leadership to junior engineering staff
- Maintain traceability between requirements, design, and test cases
- Develop system performance metrics and monitoring approaches
- Support root cause analysis for system-level failures or anomalies
- Ensure design scalability and adaptability across platforms
- Facilitate communication between engineering disciplines and program management
- Integrate reliability, safety, and maintainability into system design
- Use systems thinking to anticipate long-term operational impacts
- Stay current with emerging technologies relevant to system architecture
Compensation
Competitive salary with performance-based incentives and comprehensive benefits package.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid work model with partial remote flexibility and required on-site presence for key activities.
Team
Collaborative engineering environment with cross-functional teams focused on innovation and technical excellence.
Security Requirement
Applicant must currently hold or be eligible for a U.S. security clearance at the Secret level or above. Position may require access to classified information, and candidate will undergo a background investigation.
Education Requirement
A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a closely related discipline is required. Advanced degree preferred but not mandatory.
Not available for this position.
