Senior Defense Systems Engineer – MBSE & Systems Architect

SAAB; New Woodstock (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• Experience with MBSE-driven defense programs.
• Strong system-of-systems thinking and integration skills.
• Mentor and supervise engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own system architecture, requirements and integration for defense programs.
• Decompose customer needs and perform trade studies to optimize design.
• Oversee verification/validation to ensure safety, reliability and defense standards.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with global teams on mission-critical solutions.

Skills

MBSE

System architecture

Requirements mgmt

Trade studies

Verification & Validation

Leadership

Tools

SysML

DOORS

Model-based design

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.