Senior Systems Engineer - Uncrewed Systems Design

InvestedintheMission; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

9/80 schedule

Paid holidays

401K matching

Job summary

AeroVironment Senior Systems Engineer collaborates with the Design Team to craft innovative Uncrewed Systems for defense and commercial use. You will help allocate requirements, shape architecture, and drive tests across development stages from concept to flight testing.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to establish verification strategies, manage ICDs, and communicate progress to leadership while upholding rigorous performance criteria and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5–8 years of engineering design/development experience.
• Experience in component and system-level testing.
• Experience in requirements allocation from system to subsystem.
• Proficiency with office software and computer-based productivity tools.
• Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings at reviews.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, allocate, and maintain system, subsystem, and interface requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Maintain bidirectional traceability of system requirements, subsystem requirements, verification methods, and test results.
• Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burndown to team leads and program managers.
• Evaluate system performance thresholds and provide design recommendations.
• Develop, document, and maintain internal and external system interfaces including ICDs, coordinating interface changes.
• Define verification and validation strategies and test methods.
• Develop and support test plans, procedures, and test cases for bench, SIL, HIL, integration, ground, and flight tests.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate technical risks and dependencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bachelor degree / equivalent

5-8 years experience

System testing

Requirements allocation

Office software

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Math/CS/Engineering/EE

Tools

Jama Connect

IBM DOORS

JIRA

Confluence

Simulink

Ansys

SolidWorks

Job description

AeroVironment Senior Systems Engineer collaborates with the Design Team to craft innovative Uncrewed Systems for defense and commercial use. You will help allocate requirements, shape architecture, and drive tests across development stages from concept to flight testing.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to establish verification strategies, manage ICDs, and communicate progress to leadership while upholding rigorous performance criteria and safety standards.