Senior Systems Engineer, Electro-Optic Systems

Areté; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Areté, based in Tucson, AZ, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to design, test, and integrate electro-optic stabilized systems. You will decompose requirements, perform trade studies, and coordinate hardware/software integration across teams, ensuring performance and schedule goals are met.

The role is full-time, exempt, and requires eligibility for a Secret clearance; on-site collaboration with production and program leadership will be essential. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Eligible to obtain and hold a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Derive and trace requirements; perform system integration & test.
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Skills

Secret clearance

Precision hardware testing

Test planning

Documentation

CONOPS development

System integration testing

Test reports

Life cycle design reviews

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

9+ yrs experience with BS/BA

7+ yrs experience with MS/MA

4+ yrs experience with PhD

Tools

Jama

Agile / Scrum

Job description

Areté, based in Tucson, AZ, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to design, test, and integrate electro-optic stabilized systems. You will decompose requirements, perform trade studies, and coordinate hardware/software integration across teams, ensuring performance and schedule goals are met.

The role is full-time, exempt, and requires eligibility for a Secret clearance; on-site collaboration with production and program leadership will be essential. U.S. citizenship is required.