Senior Systems Engineer - Radar & Safety-Critical Systems

Saab; Village of Union Springs (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

Wellness resources

Employee stock purchase opportunities

Disability coverage

Job summary

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

You will lead top-level design for new features and change requests, drive radar product development, develop specifications, and ensure objectives are met while balancing risk through collaboration with product management. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in safety-critical industries.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to form productive relationships within a team.
• Demonstrated proficiency with electromechanical and/or embedded software systems.
• Proficiency with 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 readiness

Education

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

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

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

You will lead top-level design for new features and change requests, drive radar product development, develop specifications, and ensure objectives are met while balancing risk through collaboration with product management. Travel may be required.