Customer-Facing Systems Integration Engineer

Ashton North LLC

Germantown (MD)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 135,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Ashton North LLC in Germantown, MD is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer to own the integration, testing, and troubleshooting of EO/IR payloads within customer platforms. This role serves as the technical bridge between engineering teams, U.S.-based customers, and prime contractors.

The position emphasizes end-to-end system integration across hardware, software, and mechanical interfaces, including field support and deployment.

Qualifications

Must have Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering).
3+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration, test engineering, or field engineering roles.
Hands-on experience with system-level integration and troubleshooting.
Experience working with government, defense, or security customers.
Prior customer-facing technical role (Field Engineer, Systems Integrator, Solutions Engineer).
Ability to travel 35% annually with 2-3 weeks of initial training internationally.

Responsibilities

Lead integration of EO/IR payloads into customer platforms.
Understand and validate payload-to-platform interfaces, including power, data, mechanical, and communication protocols.
Support both prime and sub-contractor integration scenarios.
Translating customer system requirements into actionable technical execution.
Perform system-level troubleshooting to identify component, subsystem, or interface level issues.
Analyze test outputs, logs, and data to determine root cause and corrective actions.
Execute or support test procedures and system validation.
Serve as the primary technical interface with customers during integrations.