Senior Systems Engineer

This role provides technical leadership across aerospace system development efforts, guiding multidisciplinary engineering teams to mature complex mechanical systems and structures. The Senior Systems Engineer will drive system architecture decisions, lead verification and validation activities, and coordinate program-wide technical efforts.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include leading program-level technical oversight, ensuring programs maintain balanced emphasis on design, analysis, and test activities, driving system architecture decisions, assessing completeness of system requirements, and contributing to company engineering standards, training, and guidelines.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will possess 6 or more years of aerospace or defense engineering experience, including 2 or more years performing relevant systems engineering work, and have mastery of general aerospace engineering knowledge, including structural analysis, finite element analysis, and physics-based modeling.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or an equivalent field
• Typically possesses 6 or more years of aerospace or defense engineering experience, including 2 or more years performing relevant systems engineering work
• Experience with development of mechanical systems and structures, electronics, electrical cabling, system integration, and qualification testing
• Mastery of general aerospace engineering knowledge including structural analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), physics-based modeling, dynamics, kinematics, advanced high-strength materials, design, and test
• Demonstrated technical leadership with strong ability to develop, plan, and execute multidisciplinary projects
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and maintain focus on quality and safety
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills with ability to track high-level goals while focusing on detailed execution
• Excellent communication and customer-relationship skills
• A current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement