Director, Systems Engineering

Knowmadics, Inc • Wichita, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Systems Engineering provides technical leadership and direction for Knowmadics’ embedded and hardware systems portfolio. This role owns systems architecture across multidisciplinary hardware, RF, embedded software, and mechanical teams, aligns engineering execution with product and program objectives, and serves as the senior technical authority for the Embedded Systems organization.

Requirements

• Eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance – U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of engineering experience, including 4+ years leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in systems architecture and integration of embedded hardware/software products.
• Proven track record delivering complex electronics or RF systems through the full development lifecycle.
• Strong background in requirements management, interface control, and verification/validation.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in defense, aerospace, or regulated hardware environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall systems engineering leadership across embedded, electrical, RF, and mechanical disciplines.
• Define and own end-to-end system architecture, requirements decomposition, and interface control for hardware products.
• Lead technical planning, risk management, and trade studies across the product development lifecycle.
• Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical leads; set technical standards and review designs.
• Partner with Product Management and Program Management to align execution with roadmap, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure designs meet MOSA, security, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Represent engineering in customer, partner, and program reviews; support proposal and capture activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, tooling, and documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director