Systems Engineer - Aerospace & Defense (RF/Optical)

AeroVironment, Inc.; Germantown (MD); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 135.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks talented Systems Engineers to support the development, integration, verification, and deployment of advanced aerospace systems.

Positions are onsite at Albuquerque, NM or Germantown, MD, with responsibilities spanning requirements, architecture, verification, and delivery across multiple programs. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in systems engineering lifecycle processes, MBSE, and cross-functional teamwork, with potential for leadership and mentorship as

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, an engineering discipline, physics, or a related technical field.
• Relevant experience in systems engineering, requirements development and management, system integration, verification, validation, or test.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes, requirements traceability, and verification methodologies.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop requirements, test plans, verification methods, and technical documentation.
• Experience analyzing technical data, resolving system-level issues, and communicating clear conclusions and recommendations.

Responsabilidades

• Capture, develop, decompose, allocate, and manage customer, system, subsystem, and product requirements using requirements-management tools.
• Work with program management, chief engineers, and functional engineering leads to understand customer needs and translate them into clear, verifiable technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability, interface documentation, specifications, and other technical data.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, RF, optical, software, and other engineering disciplines to develop system architectures, interfaces, and lower-level requirements.
• Develop and support verification and validation strategies, plans, procedures, and methods.
• Support system integration, functional testing, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Collect, analyze, and document test data and support closure of verification and validation activities.
• Participate in internal and customer technical reviews, including requirements, design, test readiness, and verification reviews.
• Support technical risk management, trade studies, impact assessments, and resolution of cross-functional issues.
• Provide full lifecycle support for product baseline changes, configuration management, and customer-specific modifications.
• Work directly with teams developing, integrating, testing, fielding, and supporting prototype and low-rate production hardware.
• Support program planning, technical status reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, task ownership, or mentorship based on experience.
• Support special projects and continuous improvement of AV’s systems engineering processes and capabilities.

Conocimientos

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Technical documentation

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Systems architecture

Test planning

Risk management

Leadership/mentorship

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Herramientas

Cameo

MBSE tools

Descripción del empleo

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks talented Systems Engineers to support the development, integration, verification, and deployment of advanced aerospace systems.

Positions are onsite at Albuquerque, NM or Germantown, MD, with responsibilities spanning requirements, architecture, verification, and delivery across multiple programs. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in systems engineering lifecycle processes, MBSE, and cross-functional teamwork, with potential for leadership and mentorship as