Senior Systems Engineer - Upcoming Role

Elbit Systems of America; De Leon Springs (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) program with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work schedules

On-site wellness clinic

Job summary

Elbit Systems of America is seeking a Systems Engineer in De Leon Springs, Florida. This role involves leading requirements generation and managing design analyses for defense technologies. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in Engineering, proficiency in systems development, and familiarity with Agile methodologies. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare coverage, competitive compensation, flexible work schedules, and a robust 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Experience in a defense manufacturing environment.
• Ability to understand the system development lifecycle.
• Experience with CMMI, AS 9100 and ISO 9000 process development.

Responsibilities

• Lead system and subsystem level requirements generation.
• Manage changes to requirements and troubleshoot conflicts.
• Collaborate with Agile Scrum teams.

Skills

US citizenship

Agile development methodologies

Requirements management tools

Customer proposal preparation

High level of professional knowledge

Education

4-year degree in Electronics, Mechanical, Computer Science or Systems Engineering

7 years of experience in Engineering

Tools

JAMA

Job description

Sparton is an innovative defense contractor headquartered in DeLeon Springs, Florida, with a rich heritage dating back to 1900. Renowned for exceptional manufacturing capabilities, we specialize in producing high‑quality sonobuoys critical to the United States’ undersea warfare arsenal, enhancing national security against current and future adversaries. Our team of dedicated engineers tackles some of the most challenging issues in defense technology, including advanced research systems, maritime solutions, sophisticated sensor technologies and payload delivery capabilities.

Job Summary

The systems engineer will lead system and subsystem level requirements generation, development, decomposition, design analyses, operational concept definition, and traceability for the total system. This individual must possess experience working in a defense manufacturing environment and will be proficient in understanding the system development lifecycle, performing functional analysis, allocating requirements, and acting as the primary interface to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Responsibilities

• Allocate, deploy and manage internal and external stakeholder/customer, system, and subsystem level requirements.
• Manage changes to requirements, troubleshoot conflicts and understand impacts.
• Support risk assessments and develop risk mitigation.
• Participate in peer reviews and inspections of requirements documents.
• Support development of whitepapers and bid and proposal opportunities.
• Prepare system engineering and specialty engineering CDRL's.
• Define control system interfaces—external and internal.
• Develop functional, operational, physical, and interface architecture block diagrams.
• Perform trade studies, investigate alternatives and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate with Agile Scrum teams and support team demonstrations.

Education, Experience, Licenses and Certifications

• 4‑year degree from an accredited university in Electronics, Mechanical, Computer Science or Systems Engineering or related field, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in Electronics, Mechanical, Computer Science or Engineering.
• Experience with requirements management tools; JAMA experience required.
• CMMI, AS 9100 and ISO 9000 process development experience.

Skills and Abilities

• US citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools.
• Capability to adapt to industry‑wide used modeling and requirements management tools as needed.
• Ability to integrate into a small, high‑performing engineering team.
• Must possess a high level of professional knowledge and skills to resolve product, process and system design.
• Applied hands‑on implementation expertise in product system architecture and requirements management tools.
• Ability to properly manage customer expectations and clearly understand their requirements.
• Ability to prepare successful customer proposals.

Travel and Physical Requirements

• No required travel.
• The job is primarily performed in a professional office and manufacturing environment. Employees may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and extreme conditions. Noise may be loud.
• Employees frequently need to sit, stand, talk, use hands, feel, and reach with arms. The position requires the ability to lift, bend or stoop up to 25 lbs.

Benefits Highlights

• Robust medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage.
• Healthcare concierge assistance.
• Virtual health solutions for physical therapy, menopause, and diabetes.
• Company‑paid basic life insurance, with additional life and AD&D insurance available.
• On‑site wellness clinic.

Paid Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• 401(k) program with company match 75% up to 8% plus 1% employer contribution.
• Company‑paid time off—vacation and sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Fertility and family building assistance.

Additional Benefits

• Flexible work schedules based on position: 9/80, 5/8, 4/10, 3/12.
• Lifestyle spending account.
• Perks at work.
• Generous employee referral program.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Voluntary Benefits

• Long‑term care, legal, identity theft coverage, pet insurance, and many more options.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

Sparton is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on protected characteristics.

Accessibility

Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email us at [e-mail].

Disclaimer

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.