Senior System Engineer

Location: Onsite, Greater ABQ, NM region

Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

LHH is seeking a highly experienced Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer to play a critical leadership role in the development and integration of advanced high-altitude platform systems. This is a senior, hands‑on technical position intended to serve as the principal technical partner to the Head of Systems Engineering, with long‑term potential for growth.

• Serve as a senior technical authority supporting system architecture, integration, and execution of high-altitude platform systems
• Partner closely with the Head of Systems Engineering to strengthen the systems engineering function
• Lead system‑level architecture definition, modeling, and documentation from concept through integration and flight readiness
• Drive requirements development, allocation, verification, and validation across hardware, software, electrical, and operational domains
• Ensure alignment with industry systems engineering standards and best practices
• Lead system‑level trade studies, risk assessments, and technical decision‑making
• Coordinate complex technical interfaces across multidisciplinary engineering teams and external stakeholders
• Support system integration, test planning, and execution, including participation in test readiness and flight readiness reviews
• Contribute to configuration management, verification planning, and design assurance activities
• Mentor and technically guide systems engineers, raising overall engineering rigor and maturity
• Support continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, tools, and best practices

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of aerospace systems engineering experience, with deep expertise in requirements management, system integration, verification and validation, and configuration management
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry systems engineering standards and principles
• Strong understanding of electrical power systems, data buses, and system architectures
• Experience with CAD tools (e.g., Solid Works, CATIA) and systems modeling tools (e.g., DOORS, Cameo, SysML)
• Proven track record of leading or managing complex aerospace systems with multiple interfaces and stakeholders
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and technical leadership skills

• Master’s degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience with high‑altitude platforms, satellites, UAVs, or other aerospace systems
• Flight operations experience or participation in flight test campaigns
• Industry certification (e.g., INCOSE CSEP or ASEP)
• Background in system safety analysis (FMEA, FTA)
• Experience supporting design and technical reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR)
• Familiarity with environmental testing, including EMI/EMC, thermal‑vacuum, and vibration testing