Senior Staff Systems Engineer - Defense & Aerospace

SAAB; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SAAB seeks a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to lead advanced defense and security products in a manufacturing environment. The role owns system architecture, requirements and interface definitions across air, land, naval, and civil solutions, driving MBSE, safety analyses and system integration/verification.

You will mentor engineers, shape engineering processes and support reviews with customers and suppliers, collaborating with hardware, software and manufacturing teams to ensure robust,

Qualifications

• Leadership in complex systems development for defense/security
• Proven ability to define system architecture, interfaces and MBSE processes
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Own system architecture, requirements and interface definitions across air, land, naval and civil solutions
• Drive MBSE practices, safety and reliability analyses, and system integration/verification
• Mentor engineers and support customer/supplier technical reviews

Skills

MBSE

System architecture

Requirements management

Safety analysis

Reliability analysis

Integration & verification

Leadership

Tools

Defense standards

Job description

SAAB is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to lead complex systems development for advanced defense and security products in a manufacturing environment. You will own system architecture, requirements, and interface definitions across air, land, naval, and civil solutions, driving MBSE practices, safety and reliability analysis, and system integration/verification. Partner with cross-functional hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure designs are robust, producible, and compliant with defense standards. Mentor engineers, shape engineering processes, and support customer and supplier technical reviews.