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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience in systems engineering for complex avionics, electronics, or mission system development programs.
• Experience leading technical execution across the full product lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, integration, verification, validation, and sustainment.
• Experience translating customer needs into system-level solutions while balancing technical, cost, schedule, and risk considerations.
• Experience developing, deriving, allocating, and managing system, hardware, and software requirements.
• Experience with interface definition, requirements traceability, verification planning, and technical problem resolution.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and supporting technical reviews, customer interactions, and proposal activities.
• Experience with DOORS or an equivalent requirements management tool.
• Experience developing technical and/or cost proposals in a defense contracting environment.
• Experience using earned value management systems to support program planning and performance measurement.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and executing against integrated master schedules.
• Experience supporting programs with multi-level security, cybersecurity, or information assurance requirements.
• Expertise in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Open Systems Architecture/design principles.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority and lead systems engineering execution for complex avionics and electronic subsystem development programs.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle, including concept development, requirements definition, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation, certification, production, and sustainment.
• Translate customer needs and operational concepts into complete system solutions that balance technical performance, cost, schedule, supportability, and program risk.
• Direct development, allocation, and management of system, hardware, and software requirements, including interface definition, traceability, and verification planning.
• Lead technical planning, trade studies, risk and opportunity management, and decision-making to resolve complex engineering and program challenges.
• Oversee system integration and test activities, including verification and validation planning, technical review support, discrepancy resolution, and compliance assessment.
• Provide technical leadership in customer engagements, design reviews, proposals, and program execution, including Basis of Estimate support, technical volumes, and clarification of assumptions, risks, and requirements.
• Coordinate across systems, software, hardware, mechanical, test, quality, manufacturing, and program management teams to achieve program objectives.
• Mentor and guide engineers, strengthen systems engineering discipline, and help build technical depth in critical skill areas.
• Travel as needed, potentially up to 10%, to support customer meetings, program reviews, integration and test activities, and other business needs.