Senior Systems Engineer — Build & Shape New SE Function

Whelen Engineering, Inc.; Cedar Lake (CT); On-site; USD 117,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Whelen Aviation Technologies (WAT) seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to establish and grow a dedicated SE function. This role collaborates across Electrical, Firmware, Mechanical, Test, Certifications and Product Management to advance requirements management, architecture, traceability, and verification/validation throughout product development.

The ideal candidate enjoys building processes, guiding teams, and working in a developing environment where SE is being defined, helping move from

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in systems engineering or product development.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability tools.
• Ability to translate customer and system needs into clear, measurable engineering requirements.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop the Systems Engineering function within Whelen Aviation Technologies.
• Develop and implement processes for system requirements management, traceability, change management, and verification/validation.
• Work with engineering teams to develop clear, complete, testable, and traceable system and product requirements.
• Establish and maintain requirements traceability from customer and system requirements through design, implementation, and verification.
• Help engineering teams define system-level requirements and allocate requirements to Electrical, Firmware, Mechanical, and other disciplines.
• Support development of system architectures, interfaces, functional decompositions, and system-level design documentation.
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions to identify system interfaces, dependencies, assumptions, and potential gaps early in the development process.
• Establish guidelines and best practices for requirements development and management.
• Work with project and engineering teams to ensure requirements are incorporated into project planning and development activities.
• Support verification and validation planning, including development of verification methods and acceptance criteria.
• Help establish and maintain traceability between requirements, design outputs, test procedures, and test results.
• Participate in design reviews and provide systems engineering guidance to development teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Traceability

Architecture

Verification & validation

Cross-functional teams

Leadership

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Jama

Polarion

IBM DOORS

Job description

Whelen Aviation Technologies (WAT) seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to establish and grow a dedicated SE function. This role collaborates across Electrical, Firmware, Mechanical, Test, Certifications and Product Management to advance requirements management, architecture, traceability, and verification/validation throughout product development.

The ideal candidate enjoys building processes, guiding teams, and working in a developing environment where SE is being defined, helping move from