Senior Systems Engineer – Defense Systems & Integration

Applied Research Associates, Inc.; New Mexico; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks an experienced Design and Requirements Engineer to assist engineering and scientific staff in integrated hardware/software solutions.

You will work on defense research related to ordinance and energetics and support program management activities, including planning, budgeting, and status reporting. Responsibilities include interfacing with stakeholders, managing a team, and ensuring requirements traceability from concept to test.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent work or military experience.
• Experience with systems integration of hardware and software (COTS and Proprietary).
• Be able to read schematic diagrams and support assembly of test setups and field testing.
• Supervise layout, fabrication, assembly and installation of experimental or test hardware.
• Experience with technical writing, critical thinking and collaborative skills.
• Experienced in prototyping, simulating and testing integrated sensor systems and electronic controls across a broad range of technologies
• Knowledge of the Systems Engineering principles and body of knowledge (SEBoK)
• Mechanical and electrical operations principles
• Project management of up to $2M/year
• Familiar with data communications hardware and digital protocols.
• Technical drawing
• Lead specialized and cross functional teams

Responsibilities

• Obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance
• Interface with customers/executives and communicate effectively with key stakeholders, and subsequently manage team members towards meeting project objectives
• Support engineering design development and identify, analyze, document, and manage system requirements to ensure the final product meets its intended purpose
• Assist with engineering calculations, design drawings, preliminary cost estimates
• Technical understanding of the defense industry T&E approved to operate (ATO) on DOD networks (e.g., enterprise level IT, NIST RMF, etc...)
• Experience in developing server based hardware architectures involving a wide range of input/output devices
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports.

Skills

Systems integration

Schematic reading

Technical writing

Prototyping

Cross-functional leader

Hardware/software

SEBoK knowledge

Data communications

Leadership

Mechanical/electrical

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Master's in Engineering

Military experience

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks an experienced Design and Requirements Engineer to assist engineering and scientific staff in integrated hardware/software solutions.

You will work on defense research related to ordinance and energetics and support program management activities, including planning, budgeting, and status reporting. Responsibilities include interfacing with stakeholders, managing a team, and ensuring requirements traceability from concept to test.