Lead Systems Engineer – Defense Electro-Optical Systems

Sotalent; Healdsburg (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible scheduling

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Sotalent is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead to join its Healdsburg team, focusing on development and testing of advanced electro-optical and mechanical stabilized systems for national defense.

The role covers full system lifecycle, breaking down requirements, performing trade studies, and guiding integration and testing with production teams to meet project specs while advancing cutting-edge defense technology.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of 9 years experience with a Bachelor’s, 7 years with a Master’s, or 4 years with a PhD.
• Extensive hands-on experience with precision assembly and hardware testing.
• Strong background in requirements derivation and traceability.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment focused on national security.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system integration and performance verification activities.
• Develop comprehensive test plans, procedures, and documentation for precision hardware.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for system-level failures with diverse engineering teams.
• Coordinate system performance modeling and architectural design.
• Develop Concepts of Operations and present technical materials during design reviews.
• Maintain detailed system configurations and troubleshooting guides.
• Support offsite testing events as required.

Skills

System integration

Requirements derivation

Traceability

Test planning

Test automation

Scripting

Agile

Project management

Hardware testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jama

Job description

Sotalent is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead to join its Healdsburg team, focusing on development and testing of advanced electro-optical and mechanical stabilized systems for national defense.

The role covers full system lifecycle, breaking down requirements, performing trade studies, and guiding integration and testing with production teams to meet project specs while advancing cutting-edge defense technology.