Sr Systems Engineer

OSI Systems, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 107,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid time off

Job summary

OSI Systems, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, develop, and integrate complex RF transmitter systems within a cross-functional team. You will lead requirements analysis, system architecture, and verification activities across the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes collaboration with DoD standards, RAM activities, and reliability improvements, with office-based work and potential lab involvement. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical or Systems Engineering with 8+ years in defense systems.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.
• Strong problem-solving and lab debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand system engineering principles and methodologies.
• Provide systems engineering support for development, verification, and operations.
• Capture and verify requirements across lifecycle with traceability.
• Support integration and testing of subsystems and system-level tests.
• Prepare material for major technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
• Contribute to risk management and design recommendations.

Skills

System engineering principles

Requirements analysis

RAM analysis

DoD clearance eligibility

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering

Tools

Cameo Requirements Modeler

SysML

DOORS

MATLAB

Job description

Overview

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with 80 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories.

The Systems Engineer will work with the cross-functional team to design, develop, and integrate complex systems for state-of-the‑art RF transmitter systems, including tasks such as system architecture, requirements analysis, verification and validation, and overall system integration across various subsystems. This position manages product subsystems with minimal oversight and provides measurable input to products, processes or standards in operational plans to implement both customer & internal required system operation. The Systems Engineer will work closely with the System Architect (the Project Engineer) to support all Systems Engineering tasks throughout the life cycle of the project/program.

Responsibilities

• Understanding of system engineering principles and methodologies


• Provide systems engineering support for technical teams in the development, verification, delivery, and operations of Systems and Subsystems


• Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to capture, allocate, create traceability, and verify requirements at all levels through the lifecycle of the program


• Support the integration of various subsystems and system testing to verify functionality, including contributions to test plans and procedures in coordination with the Project Engineer


• Prepare and present relevant material for major technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)


• Conduct technical assessments and make recommendations


• Prepare and give presentations to peers and management


• Familiarity with Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) activities including performing Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), generating Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) data, and creating Reliability Block Diagrams


• Provide Reliability Engineering support through analysis of field samples, vendor data, test results and statistical analysis


• Provide support to Quality and Engineering functions on products moving through the factory


• Contribute to technical risk management by evaluating design aspects and requirements and suggesting appropriate mitigations


• Propose changes in design or formulation to improve system reliability, availability, and maintainability and promote commonality


• Experience with Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) to develop and implement support plans for system availability, field support and spare parts management.


• Ability to perform detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem and determine appropriate resolution


• Lead Interface Control Document development and documentation


• Knowledge of military standards and regulations


• Integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of physical, functional, and program interfaces


• When operating within a Department of Defense (DoD) environment, work with the development team to manage to the unique demands and regulatory requirements


• Act as a liaison between functional engineering disciplines and manufacturing


• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork


• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct


• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem


• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or equivalent with 8 years of experience with systems installation, integration and test in the defense industry


• Ability to obtain DoD issued Secret Clearance


• Problem-solving and lab debugging skills


• Excellent verbal and written skills to interact with peers and IPT collaboration


• Some travel will be required (10-20%, depending on phase of the project assigned)

Preferred qualifications:

• Active DoD issued Secret Clearance


• Knowledge of Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value (EV)


• Able to create and maintain technical development schedules to support manufacturing timelines


• Familiarity with VLF, HF or other RF systems


• Previous experience with systems engineering tools like Cameo Requirements Modeler, SysML, DOORS, and MATLAB

Work Environment

Most work is performed in an office environment. Some work may take place in our engineering lab or test environment.

Please review our benefits here: Life at OSI

Pay may range from $107,000 to $154,000 annually

The pay range above represents annual base salary only. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as your job level, geographic location, date of hire, experience, job-related knowledge and skills, and education in conjunction with market and business considerations.

Base salary is one component of your total rewards package. You may be eligible for long-term incentives, potential discretionary bonuses, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discounted rate through the Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP). OSI also offers comprehensive benefits including various options for health plans, access to 401(k) retirement plan, health savings account, disability insurance, life insurance, AD&D insurance, leave of absence programs and an array of voluntary benefits. In addition, paid time off is offered to be used for vacation, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. Full-Time salaried employees are entitled to flexible time-off.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability and Veteran

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OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.