Senior Systems Engineer - Radar & Safety-Critical

Saab; Nedrow (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental insurance

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab, Inc. seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team at the East Syracuse, NY office to develop complex electronic surveillance systems for government and commercial customers.

You will lead design activities, develop radar product capabilities, and maintain specifications and documentation for customer deliverables and internal processes. Requires 7+ years in safety-critical industries and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in safety-critical industries (e.g., aerospace, defense/military, medical, nuclear, etc.).
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form productive relationships within a team.
• Demonstrated proficiency with electromechanical and/or embedded software systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Experience with requirements management, system design, and system integration.
• Excellent written and oral communication and collaboration skills.
• Domestic and international travel may be required, typically less than 2 weeks per year.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigation and top-level design for new feature development and change requests from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead development of primary and secondary radar products which provide safety-critical surveillance throughout the world.
• Develop and maintain specifications and technical documentation to support customer deliverables and internal systems engineering processes.
• Balance competing interests from multiple stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate with product development management to ensure technical, cost, and schedule objectives are achieved while maintaining acceptable levels of risk.
• Develop and propose new technologies and capabilities to enhance product performance.
• Support technical and cost proposal preparation for future programs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Electromechanical systems

Embedded software

MS Office

Requirements management

System design

System integration

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent

Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related discipline

Tools

Linux

MATLAB

Job description

Saab, Inc. seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team at the East Syracuse, NY office to develop complex electronic surveillance systems for government and commercial customers.

You will lead design activities, develop radar product capabilities, and maintain specifications and documentation for customer deliverables and internal processes. Requires 7+ years in safety-critical industries and strong collaboration skills.