Sr Engineer (Systems Engineer)

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 91,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead integration, qualification, manufacturing, production transition, and fielding of APS technologies. The role requires coordination with foreign suppliers, vehicle primes, and US military customers, and collaboration across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and program management.

Domestic and international travel is required; a DoD security clearance is preferred or can be pursued.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree plus 5–7 years of engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and strong technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead system integration, verification, and fielding of APS technologies across the lifecycle.
• Develop system architecture and verification methods; manage requirements traceability.
• Coordinate with suppliers, vehicle primes, and US military customers across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and program management.
• Conduct risk analyses, FMEA, and safety considerations; support logistics and documentation.
• Travel 25–50% as required for collaborations and field activities.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Mathematical skills

Technical leadership

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

MBSE (SysML) with Cameo

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Overview

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success – fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Job Summary

Seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead integration, qualification, manufacturing, production transition, and fielding of APS technologies, including munitions, sensors, turrets, controls, and real‑time software. The role involves coordination with foreign suppliers, vehicle primes, and US military customers, and collaboration across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and program management. Responsibilities include system and subsystem architecture development, requirements and interface definition, verification planning, and support for vehicle integration, qualification testing, troubleshooting, reliability and safety analyses, logistics, training, and customer documentation. Domestic and international travel is required.

General Profile

• Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines
• Solves complex problems
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance
• May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or may have accountability for on-going activities or objectives
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment

Essential Functions

• Applies standard engineering techniques to design, analyze, test, maintain, repair, or improve products, components, or assemblies.
• Analyzes, develops and evaluates systems.
• Improves and maintains current systems or creates brand new projects.
• Designs and drafts blueprints, visits systems in the field and manages projects.
• Applies engineering techniques and analyses within the scope of the assignment.

Additional Responsibilities

Leads full product lifecycle, from requirements and design to integration, verification, and support;creates and manages and validates requirement databases, verification methods, and traceability; plans and executes system integration and verification programs; develops system architecture and monitors performance; supports safety, reliability, logistics, and documentation; prepares technical materials; identifies design issues and performs FMEA.

Required Qualifications

• Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 5-7 years' experience
• Discipline/Major: Engineering degree required
• Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred education and experience: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or other closely related field

• Knowledge, skills & abilities: Oral and written communication skills. Critical thinking skills. Problem solving skills. Mathematic skills. Computer skills. Technical expertise.
• Key Qualifications:
• Experience in full lifecycle technology development in the Aerospace or Defense industry
• Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML tools such as Cameo for modeling of system and subsystem architectures
• Experience in a technical leadership role, engaging directly with customers, and mentoring engineer
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance is required; an existing clearance is strongly preferred

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
• Requires regular movement throughout GD-OTS facilities.
• Work may require employee to work inside and outside with exposure to changing climate and/or operate machinery.

Travel Requirements

25-50% travel likely.

Pay Range (USD)

$90,763.00 - $122,797.00

Pay Transparency Statement

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Additional Compensation

Hired applicant may be eligible to participate in the Company’s Gain Sharing Program.

Benefits

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