Systems Engineer Senior

About OWT Global

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tampa, FL, OWT Global is a small business delivering reliable, operationally proven expertise to the U.S. Government, industry partners, and commercial clients. Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Tampa Bay Times (2022–2026), we specialize in Engineering Support, RDT&E, Technical Program & Project Management, and operations supporting Unmanned Systems (UxS), C5ISRT, and Air Domain Awareness & Defense (ADAD) requirements. OWT Global proudly supports the DoD SkillBridge Program, helping service members transition into civilian careers. Our team is comprised of 90+% veterans from the very communities we support every day—bringing unmatched operational experience and technical expertise to every mission.

Position Overview

This position serves as the senior technical lead and system architect for complex, mission-critical defense systems. The role oversees hardware, software, and network architecture from concept through deployment, ensuring technical excellence and mission effectiveness.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and system architect for complex, mission-critical defense systems, overseeing system hardware, software, and network architecture from concept through fielding.
• Lead technical planning, system design, integration, verification and validation (V&V), and deployment activities across the full system lifecycle.
• Conduct system-level trade studies and evaluate architectural alternatives with consideration of cost, schedule, technical risk, supportability, and long-term sustainment.
• Lead requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and traceability to ensure alignment between system-level objectives and subsystem implementation.
• Perform and oversee requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, interface definition, and system integration planning.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensuring system-level performance, reliability, and compliance objectives are achieved.
• Guide integration, system testing, and quality assurance efforts to ensure readiness for qualification and field deployment.
• Develop and review technical documentation including system architectures, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, test procedures, and technical reports.
• Act as a technical advisor to program management and customers, providing insight into emerging technologies, industry trends, and modernization opportunities.
• Support business development activities by contributing to capture strategies, white papers, RFI responses, technical proposals, and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 15+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 13+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • RF theory and microwave engineering
  • Power supply and power distribution design
  • Wireless communications and/or SIGINT technologies
  • System and subsystem-level analysis methodologies
• Strong working knowledge of the RF spectrum and modern communications infrastructures, including:
  • Signal structures and modulation techniques
  • Data rates and bandwidth considerations
  • Multiplexing/demultiplexing methods
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and conducting formal technical reviews with customers (SRR, PDR, CDR, TIMs).
• Experience leading hardware integration and full hardware/software system integration efforts.
• Proven ability to evaluate technical approaches considering cost, schedule, risk, and long-term supportability.
• Broad understanding of project lifecycle management principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience interfacing directly with customers, program management, and senior technical leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with advanced communication waveforms, antenna systems, and RF front-end architectures.
• Demonstrated system architecture and cross-disciplinary design leadership (electrical, RF, mechanical, software, computer engineering).
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and architecture frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • RF, digital, and analog hardware design, including schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Environmental qualification requirements (e.g., EMI/EMC, vibration, thermal)
  • FPGA development (VHDL design and implementation)
  • Simulation and analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, and LabVIEW
  • Advanced laboratory instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, RF test equipment)
• Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs and classified development environments.

Clearance Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
• Willingness to work in classified laboratory environments and support secure program activities as required

Benefits

• Comprehensive Coverage: Health, Dental, and Vision insurance through UnitedHealthcare with a 50% employer contribution.
• Insurance Protection: Competitive short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and Workers' Compensation coverage.
• Retirement Plans: Traditional and Roth 401(k) options with a 4% employer match through John Hancock with immediate vesting.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, including 160 hours of PTO and 11 days of paid holiday leave