Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer - Verification

ALTEN Technology USA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA, a leading engineering services company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Austin team. You will develop verification plans, manage requirements, and collaborate across systems, software, hardware, and test groups to deliver complex aerospace and defense programs.

You will mentor engineers, support technical planning, and ensure compliance through the lifecycle, balancing cost, schedule, and performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of systems engineering experience in aerospace/defense or complex technical programs.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering methodologies and product development lifecycles.
• Experience authoring, managing, and validating system and subsystem requirements.
• Knowledge of requirements traceability, interface management, system integration, and configuration management.
• Experience supporting verification, validation, and compliance activities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ability to translate customer needs, operational concepts, and technical specifications into actionable engineering requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional engineering teams.
• Locations: Westminster, CO; El Segundo, CA; or Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive verification and validation plans aligned with program objectives and customer expectations.
• Establish verification approaches, success criteria, and compliance methods using testing, analysis, demonstration, and inspection.
• Define and maintain verification environments including hardware, software, firmware, and test assets.
• Create and manage requirements traceability artifacts, verification matrices, and compliance documentation.
• Coordinate system integration, verification execution, and issue resolution with Integration & Test teams.
• Analyze verification results, investigate anomalies, and drive corrective actions for requirement compliance.
• Support program execution through technical planning, resource estimation, scheduling, and coordination.
• Balance engineering priorities to meet cost, schedule, and program commitments.
• Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, milestone reviews, and customer discussions.
• Provide guidance and mentorship on systems engineering processes and documentation standards.
• Champion process improvements to enhance quality, consistency, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across systems, software, hardware, and test organizations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Strong communication

Requirements translation

Systems engineering experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA, a leading engineering services company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Austin team. You will develop verification plans, manage requirements, and collaborate across systems, software, hardware, and test groups to deliver complex aerospace and defense programs.

You will mentor engineers, support technical planning, and ensure compliance through the lifecycle, balancing cost, schedule, and performance.