Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Facilitates design, development, and optimization activities for test facilities for wind tunnel systems.
• Leading a team of Systems Engineers to develop and deliver requirements, interfaces, verification, and validation artifacts
• Responsible for prioritizing systems needs across multiple disciplines and capabilities
• Configuration management of system artifacts
• Ensure conformance to the System Engineering Management Plan, Interface Control Plan, Configuration Management Plan, and System Verification Plan
• Responsible for cost and schedule estimates and reporting for Systems Engineering
• Drive priorities within Systems Engineering and coordinate with Chief Engineers to define the execution path
• Provide direct guidance and mentorship for team members

Qualifications / Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
• Experience: 10+ years overall professional experience, 5+ years of Systems Engineering experience, 2+ years of technical leadership experience
• Skills and Competencies: Experience leading system development and management of major design efforts, ability to perform complex systems analysis and provide clear, actionable recommendations, excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience with system configuration management, experience developing, decomposing and writing requirements, familiarity with system modelling and requirements management tools, strong disposition to train, mentor, and support fellow engineers
• Preferred: Core competency experience in addition to Systems Engineering (Mechanical Design, Aerodynamics, Testing, Analysis, etc.), proficiency with MBSE tools (e.g., Cameo System Modeler, Enterprise Architect, or similar tools), hands-on experience with test facilities, such as wind tunnels, shock tubes, or combustion testing, experience with the development and management of system architecture, experience with Systems Engineering on government contracts