Senior Systems Engineer

SAIC • Lawrence, IN

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About The Position

SAIC is seeking a well-rounded Senior Systems Engineer to lead a team of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, programmers, and other project personnel in delivering concepts and products related to aircraft and other military systems. The candidate will directly support government programs as a systems engineer and/or project lead throughout the entire program lifecycle.

The position supports all aspects of design, including design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of embedded systems and other hardware and software systems. The engineer will conduct engineering investigations, integrate hardware and software components, and communicate with multidisciplinary design teams. The role also includes detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, interface definition studies, and translating customer requirements into hardware, software, or engineering specifications. The engineer will conduct fault analysis and author analyses documenting system compliance with customer requirements.

As part of daily duties, the engineer ensures effective team implementation of product requirements into total systems solutions that account for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline and five or more years of experience, or a master’s degree and three or more years of experience.
• Experience with requirements generation, management, allocation, and tracking.
• Strong background managing engineering development project teams and familiarity with project tracking to assess risk, costs, schedule, and team performance.
• Strong background in developmental and qualification testing of embedded systems, including test planning, documentation, setup, and execution.
• Strong background in product design review processes, including preparation of review documentation and products, and presentation of material in a structured development environment such as defense, medical, or automotive.
• Strong background in developmental and qualification testing of depot and repair, including test planning, documentation, setup, and execution.
• Must be able to obtain at least a Secret security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, programmers, and other project personnel in delivering concepts and products related to aircraft and other military systems.
• Support government programs as a systems engineer and/or project lead throughout the program lifecycle.
• Support design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of embedded systems and other hardware and software systems.
• Conduct engineering investigations and integrate hardware and software components.
• Communicate and coordinate with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Perform trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware, software, or engineering specifications.
• Perform fault analysis and author analyses documenting system compliance with customer requirements.
• Ensure product requirements are implemented into total systems solutions that account for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

What This Job Offers

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