Senior Systems Engineer Temp to Hire
About The Position
The Senior Systems Engineer analyzes, designs, develops, and implements new or existing systems and subsystems. Work may include architectural design and requirements engineering, determining system specifications, and supporting acquisition of hardware, software, or subcontractor services. The engineer leads technical activities and groups of engineers, ensuring assigned work is completed on time and within budget. The role includes designing, developing, analyzing, documenting, and supporting testing of products, systems, or subsystems. The engineer reviews customer specifications and requirements and develops suitable designs, considering cost as a key design variable. Responsibilities also include providing budget, cost, and schedule input; evaluating supplier components, subsystems, and services; meeting design-to-cost and design-for-manufacture requirements; and developing prototypes to reduce development risks. The engineer communicates with company personnel and customers, contributes to proposals and meetings, provides technical assistance, and leads less-experienced engineers. U.S. citizenship is required. The position requires an active Department of Defense security clearance or the ability to obtain one within a reasonable time after starting employment. The role is listed as temporary to hire.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of experience.
- Fluency in relevant technologies and the application domain.
- Ability to lead a technical group independently.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active DOD security clearance or ability to obtain one within a reasonable time after employment begins.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, design, develop, and implement new and existing systems and subsystems, potentially including architectural design and requirements engineering.
- Determine system specifications and support acquisition of hardware, software, and subcontractor services as needed.
- Lead technical activities and groups of engineers, completing work on time and within budget.
- Design, develop, analyze, document, and support testing of products, systems, or subsystems.
- Review customer specifications and requirements and develop designs that support them, treating cost as a key design variable.
- Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for design assignments.
- Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services.
- Drive program designs to meet design-to-cost and design-for-manufacture requirements.
- Develop prototypes to retire key development risks.
- Communicate clearly in writing and orally with company personnel and customers as required.
- Participate in preparing proposals and attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings.
- Provide technical knowledge and assistance to engineers and support personnel.
- Lead and direct others' work as assigned, including leading less-experienced engineers.
- Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the organization's mission, values, and culture.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Company contribution to a health savings account
- Telemedicine
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Legal insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Wellness programs focused on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
- Career-growth, professional-development, and skill-enhancement programs and activities
- Flexible work schedules through a 4/10 program
- Competitive vacation
- Health and emergency leave
- Paid parental leave
- Community service hours
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Career Level
Senior
