Senior Systems Engineer

Voyager Technologies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Gym memberships

401(k) with match

Wellness programs

Mission-driven environment

Job summary

Voyager Technologies in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead system requirements development, design, integration, qualification, testing and lifecycle oversight for compute, camera, and radio portfolios. The role reports to the Systems Engineering Manager and is fully onsite.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional teams, defining interfaces, guiding verification plans, and producing coherent product specifications while adhering to Voyager standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or systems engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with embedded software and flight/ground systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop system requirements, architecture, and interfaces.
• Lead design, integration, and verification activities.
• Coordinate with customers, programs, and engineers.
• Define test plans, reports, and artifacts for verification.
• Provide technical leadership across compute, camera, and radio portfolios.
• Ensure traceability, budgets, and derived requirements.
• Adhere to procedures and quality standards.

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Python

RTOS

Agile

System architecture

Leadership

Requirements mgmt

SpaceWire

PCI/RS-422/232

Test & verification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JAMA/DOORS

Job description

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for planning, leading and conducting system requirements development, system design, system integration, qualification, testing and oversight of the entire life cycle of our Compute, Camera, and Radio portfolios.

The position reports to the Systems Engineering Manager and is part of the Engineering department based in San Diego, CA. This role is fully onsite.

In This Role, The Essential Functions Are

• Work with a cross functional team of Customers, Engineers, and Program Management to develop a requirements verification and compliance matrix and ensure all customer requirements are satisfied with appropriate test methods, reports and artifacts
• Design and finalize top-level system architecture and block diagrams with partitioning of design and details of subassembly interconnections
• Define top level internal and external interfaces and control documents
• Ensure that the system architecture is realizable, testable, maintainable, supportable
• Perform optimization activities, analysis and trade studies
• Support integration, verification, and validation
• Communicate to the Project and Design Engineers their requirement allocations, interface requirements and design budgets, including derived requirements to each board boundary
• Develop system level verification, qualification, acceptance and production test flow and test plans
• Develop coherent product specifications and design documentation
• Adhere to Voyager Technologies Standard Operating Procedures and quality standards
• Coordinate and provide technical leadership to engineering design teams during the development of compute, camera, and radio products.

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) in engineering or systems engineering with a minimum work experience of 8 years with BS
• Familiarity with requirements management software (e.g. JAMA, DOORS, etc.)
• Leadership experience with a proven ability to drive projects and teams to successful completion
• Experience leading deeply technical product development
• Experience with flight-software systems
• Experience with ground-system software and mission operations
• Experience in software development with emphasis on embedded systems
• Experience with embedded processors/microcontrollers such as ARM, PowerPC, x86, TI-DSP, 8051, etc, using RTOSes or bare metal.
• Experience with software configuration management and issue tracking tools
• Experience with agile development
• Experience with interface buses/protocols used in embedded systems such as PCI, RS-422/232, SPI, CameraLink, SpaceWire, Ethernet, CAN, etc
• Experience with programming, particularly in C, C++, Python or other scripting and test languages

The good faith base salary range for this role is $165,000-$205,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.

Voyager offers a highly competitive total compensation package designed to support the well-being, growth, and success of our employees. Employees benefit from a flexible and comprehensive rewards program that supports both professional and personal well-being.

• Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security
• Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
• The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission driven environment

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120–130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730–774), applicants for this position must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C.

• 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.

California pay range

$165,000—$205,000 USD