Senior Systems Engineer

Kratos Unmanned Systems; Sacramento (CA); In loco; USD 125.000 - 175.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking a Systems Engineer in Sacramento, California. The role involves full lifecycle systems engineering for unmanned aircraft programs, including analyzing and developing system requirements, conducting trade studies, and interfacing with customers. Candidates should have 11-20 years of experience, preferably in the Defense or Aerospace industry, and possess strong leadership and communication skills. This full-time role offers a salary range of $125,000-$175,000 depending on experience.

Competenze

• Experience developing system requirements and designs.
• Leadership experience in Defense or Aerospace industries.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead remotely distributed teams.

Mansioni

• Analyze customer requirements and derive system-level requirements.
• Develop system architectures and conduct trade studies.
• Lead system engineering technical reviews and assist in proposal preparation.

Conoscenze

Systems engineering

Leadership in Defense/Aerospace

Cameo and MBSE

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Strumenti

Cameo

Descrizione del lavoro

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate who will provide full lifecycle systems engineering technical contribution and leadership in support of unmanned aircraft programs. This position is full-time and requires the ability to successfully work in a team environment. The successful candidate will understand and have experience applying the full systems engineering lifecycle, and must be able to develop requirements, create system design documentation, generate, utilize and maintain Cameo models. This position will interface with internal and external project team members, company leadership, and customers.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Analyzing customer/stakeholder requirements, decomposing requirements, deriving requirements, and allocating requirements to system and subsystem elements
• Developing system architectures for new and existing systems
• Conducting trade studies and performing design research of engineering concepts and explorations to determine optimal requirements and system architecture
• Developing system/subsystem design documentation such as interface definitions, system schematics, and system description documents
• Developing and executing system verification plans and efforts
• Developing MBSE processes, procedures, templates, and best practices
• Developing, reviewing, and presenting Cameo models to internal and external stakeholders
• Leading or supporting system engineering technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
• Assisting in preparation of proposals and presentation materials
• Performing peer reviews of fellow team members work
• Developing and reviewing test plans and reports
• Supporting the planning and execution of various kinds of testing including hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), subsystem and system testing
• Traveling to customer locations as needed (<25% anticipated)

Salary Range: $125-175 DOE

Required Experience

• Experience developing system requirements, system designs, and verification documentation
• Leadership experience working within the Defense and/or Aerospace industry on complex programs
• Experience with MBSE and Cameo
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with remotely distributed teams
• Demonstrated technical leadership capabilities
• Sense of ownership, urgency, and drive to accomplish results

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline from an accredited engineering university
• 11-20 years of relevant industry experience
• A U.S. DoD Secret Clearance or higher (or the ability to obtain such a clearance if needed)