Senior Systems Engineer

Volant Partners; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Profit-sharing bonus programs

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA contributions

Paid vacation

Job summary

Volant Partners, Inc is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with a strong electrical engineering background to assist our clients with development and deployment of their products and hardware in the Seattle area. This role emphasizes certification documentation, requirements traceability, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.

The candidate will author specifications, manage complex projects, and communicate effectively with client leadership and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, electrical, computer science or related technical course of study.
• Minimum of 6+ years of engineering or consulting experience.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentations) to work with client teams.
• Proven systems engineering and problem‑solving skills in an integrated team environment.
• Experience with requirements development, management and traceability.
• Foundation in digital and analog circuit design, analysis, power conversion, and PCB layout.

Responsibilities

• Author technical specifications and certification documentation.
• Modify existing certification documentation.
• Design and certify panels used in aircrafts.
• Develop high-reliability electronic hardware for aircrafts.
• Review schematics to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Identify gaps between schematics and certification documentation.
• Elicit, decompose, and allocate requirements; track progress.
• Participate in processes improvement.

Skills

Systems engineering

Electrical engineering

Requirements traceability

Communication skills

Project management

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, electrical, computer science

Tools

DOORS Classic/DNG

JAMA

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

About Volant Partners

Volant Partners provides business and engineering consulting services to companies across the United States. We thrive by solving complex problems with a focus on regulated industries. We best serve our customers by attracting and retaining the very best consultants. Consequently, we have structured ourselves as an employee-owned company. Volant Partners was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Job Description

Volant Partners, Inc is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with a strong electrical engineering background to assist our clients with the development and deployment of their products and hardware. Responsibilities will vary, but the selected candidate will contribute to areas such as authoring and updating certification documentation and verifying requirements traceability among various electrical diagrams and schematics.

Successful candidates will use their knowledge in systems engineering combined with their experience in electrical engineering to successfully manage complex projects and drive results. We are looking for self‑starters and decision makers that are comfortable in new situations where success is dependent on quickly understanding client challenges and addressing them. This individual must have excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) and be able to communicate effectively with different engineering disciplines, project and client leadership.

This position will be fully onsite and we are seeking candidates in the greater Seattle area or candidates who are willing to relocate to the Seattle area.

Typical Responsibilities

• Author technical specifications
• Author and modify existing certification documentation
• Design and certify panels used in aircrafts
• Develop complex, high-reliability electronic hardware for aircrafts
• Review, understand, and assess schematics to ensure that design align with requirements
• Identify any gaps between the schematics and the certification documentation
• Requirement elicitation, decomposition
• Requirement allocation and tracking
• Participate in processes improvement

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, electrical, computer science or related technical course of study
• Minimum of 6+ years of engineering or consulting experience
• A consultative mindset and strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentations) to work directly with client multidisciplinary teams to solve problems and advance client’s objectives
• Proven systems engineering and problem‑solving skills in an integrated team environment
• Proven track record of managing time and resources to meet deadlines
• Ability to define and interpret high level requirements and trace these requirements to product electrical schematics and diagrams
• A foundation in digital and analog circuit design, analysis, power conversion, and PCB layout.
• Skills in requirement verification activities
• Ability to make decisions and execute to the plan
• Experience with requirements development, management and traceability
• Specialized knowledge of electrical engineering and how it relates to systems engineering
• Experience developing and decomposing system and subsystem requirements
• Ability to earn the trust of clients and influence leadership and key technical resources
• Maintains positive and professional relationships and promotes an environment of teamwork and collaboration in a diverse work environment
• Available to be onsite at client facilities in the greater Seattle area
• Must be a US Person – U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in regulated industries such as defense or aviation
• Experience working in a consulting or engineering services company
• Experience with product development life cycle
• Experience using industry leading requirements management tools (DOORS Classic/DNG, JAMA etc.)
• Experience using Confluence and JIRA
• Knowledge of Configuration Management

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this position is currently $142,000 to $177,000 based on current market data. Actual compensation will depend on the successful candidates’ work location, qualifications, skills, and depth of experience. As an employee‑owned company, the total compensation for this position will include Stock Options and eligibility for the Utilization, VP Accelerator and Profit‑Sharing bonus programs. Our comprehensive benefits include 401(k) matching; medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible spending accounts; life and disability insurance; and a generous company contribution to an HSA account. Employees will also receive 15 days paid vacation and 10 days paid sick leave each year, as well as 12+ paid holidays scheduled throughout the calendar year.

Volant Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.