Senior Systems Architect — Uncrewed Flight Tests

AeroVironment, Inc.; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to collaborate with the Design Team on Uncrewed Systems for defense and commercial use.

You will engage with design engineers to define requirements, shape architecture, and guide tests across development stages, from concept to verification. You will lead complex analysis, coordinate with IPT leads, and ensure traceability of requirements throughout the development cycle while contributing to multi-product architecture decisions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 12–15 years of experience in a systems engineering or system design role.
• Experience as a systems architect to influence overall system design.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with program Chief Engineers and IPT leads to support system architecture, design, and test of Uncrewed Systems
• Manage requirements traceability and evolution throughout the system development cycle
• Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burndown
• Allocate requirements down to subsystems and establish traceability
• Evaluate system performance thresholds and provide direction
• Work with Senior Engineers in developing instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
• Provide input for model development and simulation analysis
• Review and interpret customer specifications
• Identify, analyze, and resolve system design weaknesses; influence the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
• Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead)
• Analyze complex data against performance criteria and determine root causes of failures
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

System architecture

Flight test experience

Requirements traceability

Data analysis

Safety protocols

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to collaborate with the Design Team on Uncrewed Systems for defense and commercial use.

You will engage with design engineers to define requirements, shape architecture, and guide tests across development stages, from concept to verification. You will lead complex analysis, coordinate with IPT leads, and ensure traceability of requirements throughout the development cycle while contributing to multi-product architecture decisions and