Senior Defense Systems Engineering Lead

FPC Franchise; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FPC Franchise in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering mission-critical electronic and sensing systems for defense and national security applications.

You will oversee architecture, requirements, integration, verification, and validation, drive MBSE adoption, manage distributed teams, and collaborate with program management to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field required; master's preferred.
• 10+ years in complex engineering or defense tech environments.
• At least 5 years leading engineering teams or programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a systems engineering organization across distributed teams.
• Oversee full lifecycle from architecture to verification in defense programs.
• Drive process improvements with model‑based methods and tools.
• Collaborate with program management and senior leadership.

Skills

Systems engineering

Architecture design

Requirements decomposition

Model-based systems engineering

DOORS

Distributed teams leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

DOORS

Job description

FPC Franchise in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering mission-critical electronic and sensing systems for defense and national security applications.

You will oversee architecture, requirements, integration, verification, and validation, drive MBSE adoption, manage distributed teams, and collaborate with program management to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining security clearances.