Lead Embedded Systems Architect — Autonomy & Equity

Greywright Inc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited vacation

Job summary

Greywright Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Development Engineer in Boston to own the path from idea to deployed capability. You will fuse cross-functional teams into a single system, aligning hardware and software architectures, and drive rapid build-test-learn cycles.

A strong background in MBSE, systems engineering, and team leadership is required, with clearance eligibility in the US. You will lead multidisciplinary teams across GNC, naval, mechanical, electrical, networks, software, and test

Qualifications

• MS or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Aerospace, or Ocean Engineering, with 8+ years of engineering experience; or a BS with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams that delivered fielded hardware systems.
• Experience building and scaling engineering teams at a startup or fast-growing company.
• Proven record of taking advanced systems from concept to deployment on fast timelines, with real-world operational use.
• Broad technical depth across mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering, with system-level trade-off judgment.
• Experience owning physical system architecture: packaging, interfaces, weight, power, and thermal budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional development teams maturing advanced systems through prototype, test, and deployment on aggressive timelines.
• Serve as systems architect: own integrated vehicle design, including layout and budgets.
• Translate mission requirements into a clear technical end state and development plan.
• Fuse work of engineering teams to form a single system and resolve conflicts.
• Work with software to keep physical and software architectures aligned.
• Drive rapid build-test-learn cycles with prototypes and field tests to reduce risk.
• Own the technical schedule, risks, and integration plan; inform leadership and customers.
• Represent Greywright's technical approach to customers, partners, and OEMs in reviews and demos.
• Build team culture, hire engineers, and mentor technical leads.

Skills

Systems engineering

Team leadership

MBSE

Autonomous vehicles

Security clearance

Education

MS in Mechanical/Electrical/Systems/Aerospace/Ocean Eng.

BS with 10+ years engineering exp.

Tools

MBSE tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

Greywright Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Development Engineer in Boston to own the path from idea to deployed capability. You will fuse cross-functional teams into a single system, aligning hardware and software architectures, and drive rapid build-test-learn cycles.

A strong background in MBSE, systems engineering, and team leadership is required, with clearance eligibility in the US. You will lead multidisciplinary teams across GNC, naval, mechanical, electrical, networks, software, and test