Aerospace Systems Engineer: Requirements & V&V Lead

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc.; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

HSA

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Casual dress code

Snacks

Job summary

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc (ESAero) is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead and execute systems engineering across the full product lifecycle at our San Luis Obispo, CA facility. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet specifications, manage requirements, and contribute to risk analyses and verification activities.

The role emphasizes documentation, process improvement, and on-site work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 3-5 years relevant experience
• Experience providing Systems Engineering support
• Experience developing system requirements
• Experience with requirements verification and validation (V&V) activities
• Experience with risk management processes
• Proven understanding of system architecture development and documentation
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive systems engineering support, including requirements analysis, design oversight, and technical guidance
• Develop Systems Engineering best practices, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Participate in planning, design, testing, and deployment of complex systems to ensure conformance with functional specifications and customer requirements
• Manage system requirements, including requirements development, tracking, decomposition, and verification
• Develop systems engineering management documentation such as Systems Engineering Management Plans, Risk Management Plans, and Configuration Management Plans
• Develop systems engineering technical documentation such as Requirements Verification Traceability Matrices, Interface Control Documents, and Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses
• Develop systems engineering documentation in support of system Verification and Validation efforts such as Verification Plans and Test Plans
• Perform system reliability, hazard, and risk analysis
• Regularly report on progress to ESAero team and customer
• Develop and maintain project documentation to high quality standards

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

System architecture development

Risk management

Documentation

Verbal and written communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Jama Connect

MS Projects

Job description

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc (ESAero) is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead and execute systems engineering across the full product lifecycle at our San Luis Obispo, CA facility. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet specifications, manage requirements, and contribute to risk analyses and verification activities.

The role emphasizes documentation, process improvement, and on-site work.