Lead Systems Engineer
Distro•Clearwater, FL
•$148,554 - $170,025•Onsite
About The Position
This is a high-impact systems leadership role accountable for end-to-end system integration across mechanical, electrical, autonomy, mission systems, and vendor components, ensuring all subsystems form a cohesive, functional product family. You are accountable for making the entire system work end-to-end.
Requirements
- Degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration, and complex product delivery.
- Strong experience with multi-disciplinary integration and ICD development/management.
- Experience with requirements tools (DOORS, DOORS NG, JAMA, etc.).
- Experience participating in PDR/CDR or equivalent reviews.
- Ability to work across mechanical, electrical, software, and test domains.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain full system architecture across platforms.
- Define and enforce interfaces across subsystems and vendors.
- Develop and manage Interface Control Documents (ICDs), requirements traceability, and verification logic.
- Lead architecture trade studies and platform commonality decisions.
- Identify and mitigate system-level risks early.
- Drive design reviews (PDR/CDR), integration reviews, and test readiness reviews.
- Resolve cross-discipline integration conflicts.
- Maintain configuration control and system consistency.
- Lead architecture decisions for autonomy integration, mission systems, and Ground Control Systems (GCS).
- Chair technical discussions with vendors and internal teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
