Senior Payloads Systems Engineer – UAV & Weapon Integration

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leader in unmanned aircraft and associated systems. This senior role focuses on payload and weapons integration, environmental requirements, and cross-disciplinary engineering coordination across lifecycle stages.

You will serve as a senior technical contributor, potentially leading assigned engineering activities, and work with customers and government representatives to resolve complex problems and ensure successful system integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive systems engineering knowledge and practice.
• Experience coordinating across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Leads systems engineering across the lifecycle and architecture.
• Develops and maintains system, subsystem, component, and interface requirements.
• Coordinates with customers, suppliers, and government representatives.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to engineers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Team mentorship

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in engineering

Tools

Jama/DOORS

Cameo/MagicDraw

SysML

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leader in unmanned aircraft and associated systems. This senior role focuses on payload and weapons integration, environmental requirements, and cross-disciplinary engineering coordination across lifecycle stages.

You will serve as a senior technical contributor, potentially leading assigned engineering activities, and work with customers and government representatives to resolve complex problems and ensure successful system integration.