Senior Systems Engineer, PNT & RF Hardware (Production)

Sitreps; Nevada (IA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense-technology company (name shared under NDA) is seeking a senior systems engineer to turn prototypes into production baselines for multiple PNT product lines. You will define requirements, interfaces, and verification strategies that apply to harsh environments and government customers.

You will own the SEP, ICDs, and RTVMs, lead the oscillator upgrade trade study, and supervise thermal and RF analyses while serving as the single technical authority across concurrent product lines.

Qualifications

• 10–20 years of systems engineering experience on complex hardware programs.
• Ownership of the full systems engineering artifact set on hardware that shipped.
• Experience with MIL-STD-461/810 qualifications.
• Embedded electronics depth across RF, power, connectors, and data interfaces.
• Ability to be the single technical authority across multiple product lines.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis for each product line, including traceability to operational needs and military standards.
• Develop and deliver the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) as a formal PWS deliverable.
• Create RTVMs and traceability matrices mapping requirements to design and verification.
• Lead Interface Control Documents covering physical and data interfaces across platforms.
• Lead the oscillator upgrade trade study from TCXO to OCXO with holdover, availability, and milestones.
• Perform thermal analysis on modem heat generation and passive cooling across configurations.
• Provide technical direction and risk assessment using modeling and simulation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Hardware integration

RF hardware

Schematic reading

Education

Master's degree (may be required)

Job description

Defense-technology company (name shared under NDA) is seeking a senior systems engineer to turn prototypes into production baselines for multiple PNT product lines. You will define requirements, interfaces, and verification strategies that apply to harsh environments and government customers.

You will own the SEP, ICDs, and RTVMs, lead the oscillator upgrade trade study, and supervise thermal and RF analyses while serving as the single technical authority across concurrent product lines.