Senior Systems Engineer

Advanced Acoustic Concepts; Clarksburg (MD); On-site; USD 82,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Yearly incentive

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement

Tuition reimbursement

PTO & holidays

Parental leave

9/80 schedule

Onsite work

Job summary

Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC, a Thales Defense & Security subsidiary, is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to design, develop, and validate end-to-end systems across the lifecycle.

You will translate high-level strategies into system requirements and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure success. The role emphasizes leadership of engineering activities, adherence to government and customer standards, and hands-on optimization of subsystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Fluency in technologies and application domain.
• Ability to lead a technical group independently.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience with embedded systems highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering technical activities to completion on time and within budget.
• May lead a team of engineers to complete engineering projects successfully.
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems.
• May use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services.
• Drive the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements.
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks.
• Communicate clearly with other company personnel and the customer as required.
• Participate in preparation of proposals.
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel.
• Lead and direct the work of others as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Embedded systems

Technical proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field

Job description

Job Title: Sr. Systems Engineer

Job Location: Great River, NY

Lemont Furnace, PA

Clarksburg, MD

Manassas, VA

Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary Thales Defense & Security Inc., is a technical leader in the fields of sonar systems, sonar signal processing, acoustic training systems, and open architecture system and software integration. The venture focuses on emerging areas in the undersea warfare domain where the customer has identified mission‑critical needs. For additional information about Advanced Acoustic Concepts ("AAC"), please visit our website at: https://www.aaccorp.com .

Top Benefits (Subject To Terms Of Applicable Policies/plans)

• Competitive Salary
• Yearly Incentive Compensation Plan
• Medical insurance for self and eligible family members
• Generous 401(k) program - up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid maternity, paternity, and parental leave
• 9/80 Work Schedule (every other Friday off) work schedule, every other Friday off
• Onsite Full Time

Position Summary

Using a holistic approach, the senior systems engineer designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through the entire life cycle. This includes generating quantifiable requirements, system planning/design, acquisition logistics, and ensuring requirements comply with government and customer standards through formal verification methods. Translate high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and work with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements. Establish and coordinate development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development. Designs interfaces and brings system elements together so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading engineering technical activities to completion on time and within budget.
• May lead a team of engineers to complete engineering projects successfully
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems
• May use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments. Review customer specifications and requirements, and under direction, develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Drive the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
• Participate in preparation of proposals
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
• Lead and direct the work of others as assigned
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

Secondary Responsibilities

• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
• Lead less‑experienced engineers

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of experience
• Fluency in technologies and application domain
• Ability to lead a technical group independently
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience with embedded systems highly preferred.
• Electrical and/or mechanical engineering knowledge preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting (up to 20 lbs.): up to 25% of time
• Walking: up to 25% of time
• Climbing, Bending, Standing, Stooping: up to 10% of time
• Sitting: up to 75% of time
• Travel: up to 10% of time

The annualized pay range for this role is $82,000.00 – 150,000.00 USD.

This role may be eligible for a discretionary target incentive compensation plan.

For specific questions about this job posting, candidates may contact talent acquisition at [e-mail].

Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal and state laws. AAC is an E-Verify employer.

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