Senior Embedded Systems Engineer – Defense & Aerospace

Spectra Defense Technologies

Alpharetta (GA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 170,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Spectra Defense Technologies is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in embedded systems to lead the design, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical aerospace products. You will collaborate across engineering, program management, manufacturing, and customers to deliver robust systems.

You will drive requirements development, architecture definition, and system integration while mentoring junior engineers and advancing SE processes in a fast-paced, defense‑oriented

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required in relevant engineering field; Master's preferred.
  • 7–10+ years of aerospace systems engineering experience.
  • Experience delivering embedded systems across lifecycle; technical leadership in cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer engagement to derive system requirements and ensure traceability.
  • Define and decompose system requirements through lifecycle; manage verification and documentation.
  • Oversee architecture, ICDs, and CONOPS; ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Lead product qualification plans including bid strategies and resource estimation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and drive continuous process improvements.

Skills

Requirements management
Embedded systems
Systems architecture
DO-178C
MBSE SysML
Cross-functional leadership
Hardware integration

Education

Bachelor's in Systems Engineering
Master's in Systems Engineering

Tools

DOORS
Jama
Polarion
ClearQuest
JIRA

Job description

Spectra Defense Technologies is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in embedded systems to lead the design, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical aerospace products. You will collaborate across engineering, program management, manufacturing, and customers to deliver robust systems.

You will drive requirements development, architecture definition, and system integration while mentoring junior engineers and advancing SE processes in a fast-paced, defense‑oriented

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