Senior Systems Engineer, Defense NAVWAR & PNT

Safran; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k Retirement Program with Employer匹

Gym Membership Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Employee Career Development

Flexible working arrangements

Excellent culture

Job summary

Safran Federal Systems seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to drive the development of a new product line from scratch, owning system requirements and verification. You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering disciplines to design, test, and harden prototypes while coordinating with DoD requirements and security standards.

You will work in Rochester, NY, collaborating with customers, program managers, and staff to ensure compliant, robust, and scalable PNT/GNSS solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, software, computer or electrical engineering or related field.
• Demonstrated experience documenting system specifications and user manuals.
• Strong written and verbal communication with senior military and staff personnel.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system requirements and specifications through the lifecycle.
• Lead system design reviews, technical assessments and risk analysis.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams during development and deployment.
• Create documentation for design, verification and validation processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align requirements with business goals and standards.
• Travel up to 25% as required.
• Present technical material at conferences as needed.

Skills

DoD security compliance

Tempest design experience

Anti-tamper systems

Cybersecurity systems

RF systems & EW/NAVWAR

APNT experience

Design for harsh environments

AI tools usage

Python / C++ / MATLAB

Git version control

Education

Bachelor of Science in a related engineering field

Tools

Jira

Spiraplan

DOORS

GNSS receivers (u-blox)

GNSS simulators (BroadSim, GSS9000)

Job description

Safran Federal Systems seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to drive the development of a new product line from scratch, owning system requirements and verification. You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering disciplines to design, test, and harden prototypes while coordinating with DoD requirements and security standards.

You will work in Rochester, NY, collaborating with customers, program managers, and staff to ensure compliant, robust, and scalable PNT/GNSS solutions.