Systems Engineer

SAIC • Indianapolis, IN

17d

About The Position

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

The role supports all aspects of design, including development, documentation, testing, and transition to production. The Systems Engineer will communicate with multidisciplinary design and logistics teams, conduct detailed trade studies, allocate requirements, and define interfaces to translate customer requirements into engineering specifications. The role also authors documents demonstrating system compliance with customer requirements.

The Systems Engineer ensures the team effectively implements product requirements in total systems solutions while accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline and at least two years of experience, or a master’s degree and no experience.
• Experience with requirement generation, management, allocation, and tracking.
• Strong background managing engineering development project teams and using project tracking to assess risk, costs, schedule, and team performance.
• Strong background in developmental and qualification testing, including test planning, documentation, setup, and execution per MIL-STD-810.
• Strong background in product design review processes, including preparing review documentation and products and presenting material in a structured development environment.
• Experience writing and interpreting technical reports, requirements, and interface documents.
• Experience preparing presentation materials and presenting to peers, project team members, customers, and managers at all levels.
• Must be able to obtain at least a Secret security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management tools.
• Background in product development through production transition, including working alongside QA, procurement, and logistics.
• Experience with military QA and change management requirements.
• Experience with electronic systems and RF systems.
• Experience with DoD weapons integration, aircraft systems, weapons control and delivery systems, and associated test equipment.
• Already possess a military security clearance at the Secret level or above.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of electrical and mechanical engineers and other project personnel in delivering concepts and products for weapon systems, aircraft, and other military systems.
• Serve as project lead in direct support of Government programs throughout the program lifecycle.
• Support design, development, documentation, testing, and transition to production.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary design teams and logistics teams.
• Conduct trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into engineering specifications.
• Author documents demonstrating system compliance with customer requirements.
• Ensure product requirements are implemented in systems solutions that account for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

What This Job Offers

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