Systems Engineer III

Insight Global (United States); Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Woburn, MA is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the SE LRR program and advance AN/TPY‑2 radar capabilities. You will develop system requirements, architectures, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver radar solutions.

The role emphasizes modeling, verification planning, and strong technical communication with software, integration, and test teams to meet mission needs on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least five years of engineering experience.
• Direct experience in radar or missile‑defense sensor systems.
• Proficiency in MATLAB (including OO) OR ADA/C/C++ for algorithm development or modeling.
• Hands‑on system modeling, algorithm design, test vector development.
• Ability to lead technical work and contribute to architecture or design decisions.
• Experience developing or maintaining engineering processes, methods, or tools.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication, including technical writing and presentations.
• Ability to work independently and with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of architectures and system‑level requirements for the AN/TPY‑2 radar.
• Contribute to architecture updates, performance requirements, algorithm designs and verification strategies.
• Perform requirements analysis, modeling, and benchmarking to validate algorithm and system performance.
• Partner closely with software, integration, and test teams to deliver innovative radar solutions that meet mission needs.
• Support documentation, technical reviews, and customer engagements.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical writing

Independent and collaborative work

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

ADA

C

C++

Job description

A client in Woburn, MA is currently looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Systems Engineering (SE) Long Range Radars (LRR) department. The SE LRR department delivers cutting-edge expertise in concept development, architectural design, requirements generation and flow-down, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, integration, test, and evaluation of world-class missile defense & sensor systems. We achieve excellence through our people, processes, technology, and performance. In this role, you will play a critical part in the enhancement and modernization of the AN/TPY-2 radar system. Your contributions will include developing and analyzing system requirements, designing system architectures, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver advanced radar solutions.

This role is based on site in Woburn, MA.

What You Will Do

Lead development of architectures and system-level requirements for the AN/TPY-2 radar

Contribute to system architectural updates, performance requirements, algorithm designs and descriptions, scenario definitions, and verification strategies

Perform requirements analysis, modeling, and benchmarking to validate algorithm and system performance

Partner closely with software, integration, and test teams to deliver innovative radar solutions that meet mission needs

Support documentation, technical reviews, and customer engagements

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant engineering experience
• Direct experience in radar or missile-defense sensor systems
• Proficiency in MATLAB (including object-oriented programming) OR ADA / C / C++ for algorithm development, system modeling, or performance analysis
• Hands-on experience in system modeling, algorithm design, test vector development, or radar performance analysis
• Proven ability to lead technical work, develop engineering artifacts, and contribute to architecture or design decisions
• Experience developing or maintaining engineering processes, methods, or tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience solving complex, multidisciplinary challenges
• Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and presentation of system concepts
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Advanced STEM degree
• Experience with radar detection, discrimination, tracking, and signal processing algorithms
• Demonstrated experience with MBSE tools (Cameo)
• Demonstrated experience DOORS requirements management including multi-level traceability
• Experience working in Linux-based engineering or development environments
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Experience interfacing with customers and leading technical solution development
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and engineering collaboration tools