Senior UAS System Integration Engineer

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Poway (CA)

On-site

USD 141,000 - 257,000

Full time

47 hours ago
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Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) seeks a System Integration Project Engineer to lead cross‑discipline integration for unmanned aircraft systems and related subsystems.

You will bridge software, hardware, and test teams to ensure complete, functional capabilities and manage risks across architecture and implementation levels. The role requires strong systems understanding, collaboration across software, hardware, and test organizations, and readiness to travel for activities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering with progressive experience.
  • Extensive system integration and aerospace systems knowledge.
  • Experience with software lifecycle and integration across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead software integration activities across engineering teams.
  • Understand aircraft and ground-system architectures and LRUs.
  • Collaborate with software teams through requirements, design, tests.
  • Manage technical reviews, risks, and escalation.
  • Track execution using JIRA, Confluence; communicate status to leadership.

Skills

System integration
Unmanned aircraft systems
Software development lifecycle
Technical leadership
Communication skills
JIRA/Confluence
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
DoD security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering
Master's degree in engineering
PhD in engineering

Tools

JIRA
Confluence
Jama

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) seeks a System Integration Project Engineer to lead cross‑discipline integration for unmanned aircraft systems and related subsystems.

You will bridge software, hardware, and test teams to ensure complete, functional capabilities and manage risks across architecture and implementation levels. The role requires strong systems understanding, collaboration across software, hardware, and test organizations, and readiness to travel for activities.

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