Senior Systems & Product Design Architect

Mount Indie; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Indie is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineering Leader to bridge Product Management and Engineering across aerospace, defense, robotics, and autonomous systems. You will transform operational needs into scalable architectures, define system requirements, and guide execution from design through field deployment for mission-critical capabilities.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop technical baselines, verification strategies, and ensure integration across networks, payloads, RF

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (listed) is required.
• 10–12 years of experience in aerospace/defense/robotics/autonomous systems or unmanned platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team of engineers.
• Develop product architectures, system requirements, interface definitions, and verification strategies.
• Guide design, integration, and field deployment of complex systems across networks, payloads, and embedded software.

Skills

Systems engineering

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM

Job description

Mount Indie is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineering Leader to bridge Product Management and Engineering across aerospace, defense, robotics, and autonomous systems. You will transform operational needs into scalable architectures, define system requirements, and guide execution from design through field deployment for mission-critical capabilities.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop technical baselines, verification strategies, and ensure integration across networks, payloads, RF