Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer: Airworthiness & Flight Test

MTech, LLC; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off including holidays and J

401(k) with company match

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Employee Referral Bonus

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

Company culture and atmosphere

Job summary

Magee Technologies seeks a Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer to provide senior-level systems engineering for U.S. military aircraft platforms.

You will translate requirements into executable technical documents, and work with program management, government offices, subcontractors, and cross-functional teams to ensure airworthiness, cybersecurity awareness, and compliance with Navy program expectations. The role emphasizes development, integration, test, verification, and sustainment of aircraft

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field (master’s preferred).
• Minimum of five years of recent systems engineering experience supporting military aircraft or aerospace systems.
• Experience leading or supporting systems engineering across requirements management, architecture development, integration, verification, validation, and sustainment.
• Ability to develop and maintain system-level requirements, traceability, interface docs, and technical baselines.
• Experience with test planning, system qualification, lab/ground/flight tests, data review, and deficiency resolution.
• Knowledge of military standards, airworthiness requirements, cybersecurity considerations, and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Government stakeholders to ensure compliance with military standards and airworthiness requirements.
• Lead systems engineering activities across the full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, integration, and verification.
• Define, analyze, and manage system-level requirements for aircraft subsystems.
• Develop system architectures, interface control documents, and technical baselines.
• Oversee system qualification including lab, ground, and flight test support.
• Conduct trade studies, risk assessments, and technical evaluations to support decisions.
• Support configuration management throughout development and sustainment phases.
• Develop presentations and represent the engineering team in technical reviews.
• Demonstrate Systems Thinking to understand complex interdependencies and apply to decisions.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Systems thinking

Customer focus

Problem solving

Communication

Technical risk management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering/Aerospace/Mechanical

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Magee Technologies seeks a Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer to provide senior-level systems engineering for U.S. military aircraft platforms.

You will translate requirements into executable technical documents, and work with program management, government offices, subcontractors, and cross-functional teams to ensure airworthiness, cybersecurity awareness, and compliance with Navy program expectations. The role emphasizes development, integration, test, verification, and sustainment of aircraft