Senior Engineering Systems Engineer

Description

The Senior Systems Engineer will provide senior-level technical leadership in requirements development, interface control, milestone planning, deliverable tracking, and engineering execution across a variety of applications. The role supports the full project lifecycle, from early requirements derivation through milestone reviews, verification support, and contract transition-out activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the derivation, decomposition, documentation, and traceability of system requirements from Statements of Work (SOWs), contract data requirements, technical direction, and customer expectations.
• Partner with engineering team leads to ensure designs, analyses, and technical deliverables demonstrate compliance with customer, program, and contractual requirements.
• Serve as a primary point of coordination for system interfaces, including development, maintenance, and control of Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Drive cross-functional communication among engineering disciplines to resolve interface issues, requirements gaps, and integration risks.
• Support and help lead systems engineering activities associated with technical reviews and contract milestones, including review planning, entrance criteria, exit criteria, action item tracking, and deliverable readiness.
• Track the status of engineering and contract deliverables to support on-time, compliant execution.
• Cook up with Configuration Management to establish and maintain deliverable indices, drawing trees, bills of materials (BOMs), baselines, and controlled technical data packages as required.
• Support verification planning and evidence collection to confirm that system requirements are satisfied by the final design solution.
• Cook up with project transition-out and closeout efforts by ensuring engineering deliverables are complete, properly controlled, and aligned with customer and contractual expectations.
• Promote systems engineering principles and best practices throughout the product design and development process.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of internal engineering processes and procedures related to requirements management, configuration management, quality control, and technical operations.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers, helping elevate systems thinking across the team.
• Interface directly with customers, internal stakeholders, and program leadership to communicate technical status, risks, integration issues, and path to milestone completion.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience, with increasing responsibility in systems engineering, technical integration, or product development environments.
• Experience developing, documenting, managing, and tracing system requirements.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering teams through design reviews, technical milestones, and deliverable execution.
• Experience with interface management, systems documentation, and engineering coordination across functions.
• Secret DoD Clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD Clearance.
• U.S. citizenship or other status permitting compliance with applicable export control requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree background in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience supporting DoD, aerospace, defense, or other government-funded engineering programs.
• Experience with requirements management and systems engineering tools such as DOORS and/or CAMEO.
• Familiarity with configuration management processes, technical baselines, and controlled engineering documentation.
• Experience preparing for and supporting system-level technical reviews and milestone events.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with customers and multidisciplinary internal teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence, organize technical efforts, and improve engineering processes.