Senior Systems Engineer - Defense Mission Systems

Full time, onsite position in Binghamton, New York with occasional domestic travel and periodic extended hours based on program requirements.

About the role

This Senior Systems Engineer role supports the development of training, simulation, and mission systems for critical defense programs. The company designs and builds defense and mission systems solutions. This position works closely with software, hardware, systems integration, and program teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions.

Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership throughout the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture, integration, verification, and sustainment.
• Develop and maintain system architectures for defense and training platforms.
• Lead modernization efforts involving legacy systems and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, test, and program engineering teams to ensure successful system integration.
• Evaluate system performance to improve reliability and maintainability.
• Lead technical reviews and engineering trade studies.
• Troubleshoot system-level issues involving hardware, software, networking, and interfaces.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Support customer demonstrations.
• Contribute to technical documentation, integration testing, and system validation activities.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret or higher security clearance, with investigation completed within the past 5 years.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain required Special Access authorizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of systems engineering experience supporting complex defense, aerospace, or mission-critical programs.
• Strong background in systems integration, architecture development, and technical problem-solving.
• Experience leading technical efforts within multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Ability to support occasional travel and extended work schedules when program requirements dictate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mission systems integration.
• Electronic Warfare (EW).
• Radar or EO/IR sensor technologies.
• C4ISR systems.
• Avionics integration.
• Secure communications.
• Signal processing (DSP).
• Ethernet/TCP/IP networking.
• MIL-STD-1553.
• ARINC 429 or ARINC 664.
• Systems modeling and interface management.
• Agile, Scrum, or traditional systems engineering methodologies.

Pay

$153,000 to $170,000 per year.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.