Principal Systems Engineer

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior Systems Engineer to lead architecture, integration, and validation of advanced semiconductor films and OCD metrology equipment. You will own the system design, drive traceability, and coordinate cross-functional teams across optics, mechanics, electronics, and software.

You will oversee requirements management, develop validation plans, and guide project milestones in a high-precision setting requiring collaboration and strategic thinking.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of complex system design and integration experience.
• Experience leading technical teams across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, integration, and validation of complex systems for advanced semiconductor films and OCD metrology equipment.
• Define and own system architecture for high-precision equipment.
• Develop and maintain system requirements with traceability and validation.
• Lead system integration and resolve cross-domain issues.
• Establish system error budgets, models, and analyses.
• Collaborate across optics, mechanics, electronics, and software teams.
• Support project planning, risk assessment, and milestones.

Skills

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary design

Cross-functional leadership

Requirements management

Traceability

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, integration, and validation of complex systems for advanced semiconductor Films and OCD metrology equipment
• Define and own system architecture for complex, high-precision equipment
• Develop, manage, and maintain system requirements, including traceability and validation
• Lead system integration efforts, identifying and resolving cross-domain issues
• Establish system error budgets, performance models, and sensitivity analyses
• Collaborate with optical, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams
• Support project planning, risk assessment, and milestone delivery

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Physics, or related field)
• 10+ years of experience in complex system design and integration
• Proven experience in systems engineering within semiconductor equipment, photonics, aerospace, or precision instrumentation industries
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary systems (mechanics, optics, electronics, controls, and software)
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders.