Senior Systems Engineer – Radar & Safety-Critical Systems

Saab; Village of McGraw (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Generous paid time off

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Wellness and employee assistance

Employee stock purchase opportunities

Short-term and long-term disability

Job summary

Saab, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team in East Syracuse, NY, developing complex electronic surveillance systems for commercial and government customers.

The role requires 7+ years in safety-critical industries and a Bachelor's in engineering/physics/mathematics. Responsibilities include leading design, radar product development, documentation, and risk management. Domestic/international travel may be required, typically less than two weeks per year.

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.
• Experience with requirements management, system design, and system integration.
• Excellent written and oral communication and collaboration skills.

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

Embedded software systems

System design

System integration

Office software

Requirements management

Written and oral communication

Travel flexibility

Education

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

Advanced degree in Engineering/Physics/Mathematics or related

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Saab, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team in East Syracuse, NY, developing complex electronic surveillance systems for commercial and government customers.

The role requires 7+ years in safety-critical industries and a Bachelor's in engineering/physics/mathematics. Responsibilities include leading design, radar product development, documentation, and risk management. Domestic/international travel may be required, typically less than two weeks per year.