Senior Systems Architect & Technical Lead

AV; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AV in Germantown, MD is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive requirements management, architecture, interfaces, and verification planning for complex, multi-disciplinary systems. You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and test teams to integrate subsystems into mission-capable solutions.

The role emphasizes risk management, adherence to schedule and cost objectives, and providing technical leadership across cross-functional teams while guiding integration activities and

Qualifications

• Experience leading requirements management across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to define system architecture and interfaces.
• Strong verification and validation planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements from customer needs through verification and validation.
• Define and document system interfaces (mechanical, electrical, optical, RF, data) through ICDs.
• Develop system architectures, functional flows, and physical decompositions for electromechanical, opto-mechanical, and RF systems.
• Create verification matrices and test plans mapping requirements to verification methods (test, analysis, inspection, demonstration).
• Lead cross-functional technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and ensure design maturity.
• Provide technical guidance to systems engineers and review technical work products for quality and alignment with requirements.

Skills

Requirements management

Architecture definition

Interface control

Verification planning

Systems integration

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical problem solving

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Job description

AV in Germantown, MD is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive requirements management, architecture, interfaces, and verification planning for complex, multi-disciplinary systems. You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and test teams to integrate subsystems into mission-capable solutions.

The role emphasizes risk management, adherence to schedule and cost objectives, and providing technical leadership across cross-functional teams while guiding integration activities and