Sr Engineer (Systems Engineer)
About The Position
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support U.S. production transition, platform integration, and development of Active Protection System (APS) technologies. This role focuses on APS launcher and countermeasure integration onto current and future U.S. military platforms. Supporting the APS engineering team, responsibilities include converting foreign-partner technical data into a domestic baseline, coordinating system integration, resolving interface issues, supporting qualification, and enabling future upgrades. Candidates must collaborate across disciplines and engage with hardware during tests. A hybrid work schedule is available with on-site presence in Colchester. Regular domestic and periodic international travel to suppliers and military facilities is required.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree and 5-7 years' experience
- Engineering degree required
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or another closely related technical field.
- Strong technical judgment.
- Systems and critical-thinking.
- Structured problem solving.
- Technical leadership.
- Clear oral and written communication.
- Ability to work independently in ambiguous technical environments.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Existing DoD Secret Security Clearance is strongly preferred.
- Understanding of systems engineering methods, requirements management, and verification.
- Experience integrating complex systems in the Aerospace or Defense industry.
- Experience participating in integration and test activities and coordinating across engineering disciplines.
- Experience working directly with customers, suppliers, integrators, or Government organizations.
Responsibilities
- Supports product lifecycle activities, including requirements development, verification, integration, qualification, configuration management, field support, and upgrades.
- Participate in technical change control, reviews, customer engagements, and resolving production issues with cross-functional teams.
- Contributes to safety and logistics documentation and manages risks and technical issues with efficiency.
- Applies standard engineering techniques to design, analyze, test, maintain, repair, or improve products, components, or assemblies.
- Analyzes, develops and evaluates systems.
- Improves and maintains current systems or creates brand new projects.
- Designs and drafts blueprints, visits systems in the field and manages projects.
- Applies engineering techniques and analyses within the scope of the assignment.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and basic life insurance
- pre-tax spending accounts
- 401k plan
- Non-Contributory Retirement Contribution
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Identify Theft Protection
- Enhanced Legal Services
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Educational Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- paid holidays
- 120 hours of PTO annually
- up to 3 weeks paid family leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
