Senior UAS Project Engineer - Payload & Flight Test Lead

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a world leader in UAS and sensing systems, with a senior project engineering role based in Poway, CA.

The position emphasizes ownership of project execution from concept through flight test, combining hands-on systems engineering with day-to-day project leadership. The Senior Project Engineer leads cross-functional teams, manages high-level goals, risks, and schedules, and interfaces with customers and government stakeholders throughout the

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in engineering or related field with significant progressive engineering experience.
• Demonstrates extensive engineering expertise and the ability to lead workloads to milestones.
• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills for interfacing with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering and technical management for aircraft systems and payload integration.
• Define technical objectives and develop system architectures and designs.
• Coordinate with customers, contractors, and internal teams across lifecycle stages from planning to flight test.

Skills

Project leadership

Systems engineering

Customer interfacing

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a world leader in UAS and sensing systems, with a senior project engineering role based in Poway, CA.

The position emphasizes ownership of project execution from concept through flight test, combining hands-on systems engineering with day-to-day project leadership. The Senior Project Engineer leads cross-functional teams, manages high-level goals, risks, and schedules, and interfaces with customers and government stakeholders throughout the