Systems Engineer

AeroVironment•Albuquerque, NM

11d•$111,500 - $170,000

About The Position

AeroVironment is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a ground-based product line and related programs involving laser systems and beam control. The role collaborates with systems engineers, multidisciplinary design engineers, and program management to accomplish product and program goals. A Systems Engineer serving as a Systems Engineering Lead is expected to direct other systems engineers supporting the product line and related programs. The position manages product and customer requirements, supports their allocation and decomposition into lower-level requirements, contributes to internal product reviews and customer meetings, and helps develop and execute verification and validation plans and system testing. The role requires work with mechanical, electrical, optical, and software disciplines, including test execution and data collection and analysis. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance. It also requires access to information subject to ITAR and/or EAR rules; applicants may be asked to provide documentation verifying U.S. person status. Salary range: $111,500–$170,000. AeroVironment cites medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule, and a paid holiday shutdown.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
2–12 years of systems engineering experience working with system requirements development or management and system verification and validation.
Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team spanning mechanical, electrical, optical, and software disciplines to develop requirements and test plans and support test execution and data collection and analysis.
U.S. citizenship required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance.
Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working directly with teams building hardware systems, rather than only managing requirements in a database.
Experience working with mechanical, electrical, optical, and software teams to develop, test, and field laser and/or beam control systems.
Experience with prototype or low-rate production systems.
Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo; this is a plus but not mandatory.
Current and active U.S. DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

Manage product and customer requirements in a requirements database.
Work with functional engineering leads to allocate product and customer requirements and derive lower-level requirements.
Support internal product reviews and customer meetings in a systems engineering capacity.
Work with functional engineering leads to develop verification and validation (V&V) plans.
Support system test execution to complete V&V.
If serving as a Systems Engineering Lead, provide direction to other systems engineers supporting the product line and related programs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and program management to accomplish product and program goals.