Senior Systems Engineer - Human Performance Research

AeroVironment; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

9/80 schedule

Paid holidays

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer - Human Performance Research to support government research programs focused on human performance and human effectiveness.

This role applies systems engineering to define problems, evaluate solutions, and help transition research capabilities into operational applications. The successful candidate will collaborate across government, engineering, software, hardware, and research teams, review designs, manage risks, document workflows, and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or a related systems discipline such as human performance or human systems integration.
• Experience applying systems thinking to complex problems.
• Experience documenting software/hardware system designs and technical docs.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems thinking to problem definition, analysis, and solution development.
• Review software, hardware, and workflow designs for quality and requirements.
• Lead or support the creation and approval of technical documentation.
• Evaluate performance, maturity, integration, and transition readiness.
• Identify risks, interfaces, and impacts to research or operations.
• Support research-to-operations planning and deployment of capabilities.
• Collaborate with government customers, researchers, software/hardware teams.
• Provide clear technical recommendations to inform engineering decisions.
• Prepare and present technical briefings and roadmaps to leadership.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in engineering or related systems field

Job description

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer - Human Performance Research to support government research programs focused on human performance and human effectiveness. This position will apply systems engineering principles to define complex problems, evaluate technical solutions, and help transition research capabilities into practical operational applications.

The successful candidate will work across government, engineering, software, hardware, and research teams. The role will focus on reviewing software and hardware designs, assessing technical performance, managing technical risks, and ensuring that research workflows and system concepts are clearly documented and aligned with program objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply systems thinking and a systems approach to problem definition, analysis, and solution development.
• Review software, hardware, system, and workflow designs for technical quality, feasibility, and alignment with user and program requirements.
• Lead or support the development, review, and approval of technical documentation for software and hardware development.
• Evaluate technical performance, system maturity, integration considerations, and transition readiness.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, interfaces, and potential impacts to research or operational objectives.
• Support research-to-operations planning and the transition of research capabilities into usable government or operational environments.
• Collaborate with government customers, researchers, software developers, hardware engineers, program managers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Provide clear technical recommendations and support informed engineering and program decisions.
• Prepare and present technical briefings, assessments, roadmaps, and recommendations to government and program leadership.

Representative Technical Documentation

The position may direct, develop, review, or approve documentation such as Technical roadmaps, System Design Documents, Use cases, System topologies and architectures, Test plans, Product transition plans, Technical proposals, Requirements and interface documentation

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or in a scientific discipline related to systems engineering, human performance, or human effectiveness. Demonstrated expertise in a systems discipline, such as: Systems engineering, Human systems integration, Systems/Data Architecture, Modeling and analysis, Technical program engineering
• Demonstrated ability to apply systems thinking and a systems approach to complex problem definition and solution development.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or approving technical documentation for software and hardware systems.
• Demonstrable experience evaluating technical performance, system designs, workflows, or research capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and government stakeholders.
• Position is onsite at a government installation (Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH).
• US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting government, defense, aerospace, or human-performance research programs.
• Experience working with research and development organizations or government laboratories.
• Experience conceptualizing how research concepts, prototypes, or demonstrations can become operational capabilities.
• Familiarity with software development, system integration, requirements development, verification and validation, and technical risk management.
• Experience supporting technical program management or leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact government research involving human performance and human effectiveness. The successful candidate will help shape technical solutions, improve the quality of research and workflow designs, and support the transition of innovative capabilities from research environments into operational use.

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and/or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A "U.S. person" according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits :

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits .