Lead Systems Engineer - DoD Weapon & Aircraft Systems

SAIC; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Indianapolis seeks a Systems Engineer to lead a team of electrical and mechanical engineers and other project personnel to deliver concepts and products related to weapon systems, aircraft and military applications.

You will translate customer requirements into engineering specifications, perform trade studies, allocations, and interface definitions, and document system compliance. Strong communication and program management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; 2+ years experience, or Master's with 0 years.
• Experience with requirement generation, management, allocation, and tracking.
• Experience leading engineering development project teams with risk, cost, schedule tracking.
• Experience in MIL-STD-810 development, testing, planning, and documentation.
• Experience with product design review processes and presenting material in structured development environments.
• Experience writing and interpreting technical reports and interface documents.
• Experience presenting to peers, project teams, customers, and managers at all levels.
• Must be able to obtain a secret security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of EEs & MEs and other project personnel to deliver weapon system concepts and products.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering specifications and system compliance.
• Perform trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Author documents to ensure system compliance and manage schedule, cost, and risk.

Skills

Requirements mgmt

Team leadership

System design

DoD MIL-STD-810

Technical documentation

Presentation skills

Security clearance

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

SAIC in Indianapolis seeks a Systems Engineer to lead a team of electrical and mechanical engineers and other project personnel to deliver concepts and products related to weapon systems, aircraft and military applications.

You will translate customer requirements into engineering specifications, perform trade studies, allocations, and interface definitions, and document system compliance. Strong communication and program management skills are essential.