Senior Defense Systems Engineer

SAAB; Scipio Center (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SAAB seeks a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to lead complex defense manufacturing programs from concept through delivery. You will own system architecture, requirements, and integration for advanced air, land, and naval solutions, using MBSE to align multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include decomposing customer needs, conducting trade studies, overseeing verification/validation, and ensuring compliance with safety, reliability, and defense standards.

Qualifications

• Requires strong experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to define and manage system architectures and requirements.
• Leads multidisciplinary teams from concept through delivery on defense programs.
• Proficient in decomposing customer needs and conducting trade studies to optimize architectures.
• Experience overseeing verification/validation activities and ensuring compliance with safety, reliability, and defense standards.
• Mentors engineers, collaborates globally, and drives innovative, mission-critical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex defense manufacturing programs from concept through delivery.
• Own system architecture, requirements, and integration across air, land, and naval domains.
• Decompose customer needs and perform trade studies to select optimal design approaches.
• Oversee verification and validation activities and ensure compliance with safety and defense standards.
• Mentor engineers, collaborate globally, and drive innovative, mission-critical solutions.

Skills

MBSE

Systems Engineering

Trade Studies

Verification & Validation

Safety Standards

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

SAAB is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to lead complex defense manufacturing programs from concept through delivery. You will own system architecture, requirements, and integration for advanced air, land, and naval solutions, using MBSE to align multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include decomposing customer needs, conducting trade studies, overseeing verification/validation, and ensuring compliance with safety, reliability, and defense standards. You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate globally, and drive innovative, mission-critical solutions that enhance long-term security worldwide.