Senior Systems Engineer, Global Telescope Upgrades

Associated Universities, Inc.; Charlottesville (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), in support of NRAO, seeks a seasoned systems engineer for the NA ALMA program in Charlottesville, VA, with anticipated ~10% international travel. The role focuses on applying advanced SE practices to large-scale radio astronomy infrastructure.

You will oversee SE processes across the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, review architecture and requirements, and collaborate on integration, verification, and validation plans with global partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical science, systems engineering, or related field (significant experience may substitute)
• 10+ years as a systems engineer in integrated projects, preferably in scientific R&D environments
• Experience with core systems engineering principles: requirements capture, verification & validation plans, lifecycle planning, scheduling
• Experience across life cycle phases from design to operations
• Exposure to electromagnetic, RF, DSP, mechanical, software, and civil engineering domains
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Proactive, independent work ethic and teamwork with SMEs across domains

Responsibilities

• Oversee and participate in implementing systems engineering processes across life cycle of multiple ALMA WSU projects
• Review and communicate system architecture, requirements, subsystem designs, and other technical documents
• Develop and collaborate on integration, verification, validation plans, interface control documents
• Prepare and execute system reviews and assist in managing subsystem design reviews as part of the project controls team
• Guide SE management processes including configuration, baselining, change, and document management with international partners
• Participate in system integration and testing activities

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements capture

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), in support of NRAO, seeks a seasoned systems engineer for the NA ALMA program in Charlottesville, VA, with anticipated ~10% international travel. The role focuses on applying advanced SE practices to large-scale radio astronomy infrastructure.

You will oversee SE processes across the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, review architecture and requirements, and collaborate on integration, verification, and validation plans with global partners.