Lead Radar Systems Engineer – Safety-Critical Defense Tech

Saab; Town of Williamstown (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Generous paid time off

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Wellness program

Employee stock purchase opportunities

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our East Syracuse, NY office to develop complex electronic surveillance systems for commercial and government customers.

The role leads technical investigations, system design and integration while coordinating with product development to meet technical, cost, and schedule goals. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential, with travel up to two weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent
• 7+ years of relevant experience in safety-critical industries (e.g., aerospace, defense/military, medical, nuclear, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form productive relationships within a team
• Demonstrated proficiency with electromechanical and/or embedded software systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Experience with requirements management, system design, and system integration
• Excellent written and oral communication and collaboration skills
• Domestic and international travel may be required, typically less than 2 weeks per year.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigation and top-level design for new feature development and change requests from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead development of primary and secondary radar products which provide safety-critical surveillance throughout the world
• Develop and maintain specifications and technical documentation to support customer deliverables and internal systems engineering processes.
• Balance competing interests from multiple stakeholder groups
• Coordinate with product development management to ensure technical, cost, and schedule objectives are achieved while maintaining acceptable levels of risk.
• Develop and propose new technologies and capabilities to enhance product performance
• Support technical and cost proposal preparation for future programs.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent written and oral comunicação

Experience with requirements mgmt

System design and integration

Team collaboration

Leadership of investigations

Travel up to 2 weeks/year

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent

Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Saab, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our East Syracuse, NY office to develop complex electronic surveillance systems for commercial and government customers.

The role leads technical investigations, system design and integration while coordinating with product development to meet technical, cost, and schedule goals. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential, with travel up to two weeks per year.