Senior Systems Engineering Leader - Aerospace & Defense

AV; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

401K

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AV is seeking a Chief Engineer, Systems to act as a technical liaison between Engineering, Program Management, Operations and Supply Chain, ensuring customer requirements are translated into feasible, cost-aware solutions. You will oversee a portfolio of engineering projects and guide a team of engineers to delivery under the direction of the Director of Engineering.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong system engineering discipline, MBSE familiarity, and the ability to work across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM field required.
• 15 years of engineering design or development experience.
• 3 years of project management experience; PMP or CAPM a plus.
• Experience with integrating new capabilities onto platforms.
• Experience planning schedule, budget and resources.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates customer requirements and communicates impacts on cost, schedule, and performance.
• Contributes to new product requirements with program managers and customers.
• Reviews proposals, specifications, and ICDs for feasibility.
• Defines system requirements and generates product/sub-system specs.
• Supports proposal design, cost estimates and resource planning.
• Ensures integration meets performance, schedule and budget targets.
• Reviews ECPs and RFDs; maintains system baselines.
• Mentors engineering staff and coordinates with leads to resolve issues.
• Creates documentation such as requirements, design specs and test plans.
• Prepares materials for design reviews and customer briefings.
• Partners with senior leadership across manufacturing, quality, supply chain.

Skills

Leadership

System integration

MBSE

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM or related

Job description

AV is seeking a Chief Engineer, Systems to act as a technical liaison between Engineering, Program Management, Operations and Supply Chain, ensuring customer requirements are translated into feasible, cost-aware solutions. You will oversee a portfolio of engineering projects and guide a team of engineers to delivery under the direction of the Director of Engineering.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong system engineering discipline, MBSE familiarity, and the ability to work across