Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer: Environmental Testing Lead

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT LLC; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonus

Healthcare coverage

401(k) with company match

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Innovative Solutions and Support LLC seeks a Systems Engineer to lead the full lifecycle of complex aerospace systems, translating customer needs into reliable products. This role acts as the technical bridge among hardware, software, manufacturing, test, quality, and program teams, focusing on environmental qualification and verification.

The successful candidate will develop system requirements, perform trade studies, oversee environmental test strategies per DO-160, MIL-STD-810 and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, aerospace, electrical, mechanical engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in aerospace or defense.
• Direct experience with environmental qualification testing to DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering V-model and lifecycle processes.
• Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama, Polarion).
• Knowledge of aerospace certification and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to perform system-level trade studies and technical decisions.
• Strong communication, documentation, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering across the full product lifecycle from concept to sustainment.
• Develop and manage system requirements, specifications, and ICDs.
• Perform requirements decomposition, traceability, and verification planning.
• Conduct system architecture development, trade studies, and risk assessments.
• Define environmental test strategies including multiple environmental stress factors.
• Support and witness environmental qualification testing to DO-160, MIL-STD standards.
• Analyze test data, identify failures, and drive corrective actions.
• Support system integration, test planning, verification and validation.
• Ensure compliance with ARP4754A, DO-178, DO-254, AS9100 and related regs.
• Lead FMEA/FTA and reliability assessments with environmental considerations.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, test, quality, and supply chain teams.
• Support customer technical reviews and design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
• Manage system-level risks, configuration control, and change management.
• Support transition from development to production and fielded support.

Skills

Systems engineering

Aerospace engineering

Environmental qualification

V-model and lifecycle

Requirements management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical decision-making

Communication & documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in systems / aerospace / electrical / mechanical engineering

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Job description

Innovative Solutions and Support LLC seeks a Systems Engineer to lead the full lifecycle of complex aerospace systems, translating customer needs into reliable products. This role acts as the technical bridge among hardware, software, manufacturing, test, quality, and program teams, focusing on environmental qualification and verification.

The successful candidate will develop system requirements, perform trade studies, oversee environmental test strategies per DO-160, MIL-STD-810 and