Systems Engineer

SAIC•Lawrence, IN

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a well-rounded Systems Engineer to lead a team of electrical engineers, 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 project lead throughout the full program lifecycle, contributing to design, development, documentation, testing, and transition to production. The role requires communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary design and logistics teams. The Systems Engineer will conduct trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into engineering specifications, and will author documents demonstrating system compliance with customer requirements. The candidate will help ensure the team implements product requirements into 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 zero 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, including test planning, documentation, setup, and execution per MIL-STD-810.
Strong background in product design review processes, including preparation of review documentation and products and presentation in a structured development environment, such as defense, medical, or automotive.
Experience writing and interpreting technical reports, requirements, and interface documents.
Experience preparing presentation material 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 Life Cycle 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 electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and other project personnel in delivering concepts and products related to weapon systems, aircraft, and other military systems.
Support Government programs as project lead throughout the program lifecycle.
Support design, development, documentation, testing, and production transition.
Interface with multidisciplinary design and logistics teams.
Conduct detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into engineering specifications.
Author documents demonstrating system compliance with customer requirements.
Ensure effective team implementation of product requirements into total systems solutions that account for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Support developmental and qualification testing, including test planning, documentation, setup, and execution per MIL-STD-810.
Prepare product design review documentation and materials and present them in a structured development environment.
Prepare and present material to peers, project team members, customers, and managers at all levels.