Senior Systems Engineer

At K , we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. K  employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. K  is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of K 's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join K 's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

K  is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead integration, test, and evaluation of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems operating in various environments. This role supports laboratory, simulation, and operationally relevant systems across research and applied DoD programs.

This position requires significant applicable experience in systems engineering and PNT fundamentals, with the ability to lead system integration efforts, guide technical execution, and assess system performance across hardware, software, and test domains. The engineer will work closely with other hardware and software engineers and teams to mature PNT capabilities from concept through to evaluation.

This person may also lead projects and may need to direct personnel on project teams and coordinate with management staff for personnel assignments, schedules, and evaluations.

• Lead integration of PNT hardware, software, and test environments
• Meet, interact, communicate, and interface with project customers
• Develop system requirements, interfaces, and verification strategies for PNT systems
• Plan. Schedule, and lead laboratory, HITL/SITL, and field test campaigns
• Assess system performance, limitations, and risks under operationally relevant conditions
• Ensure alignment between algorithm behavior, hardware constraints, and system requirements
• Support system architecture development, trade studies, and technical decision-making
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid‑level engineers
• Document system architectures, test results, and assessments to support technical reviews and customer deliverables
• Participate or lead team technical interchange meetings to describe technical activities, progress, issues, improvements, and more.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering
• 8+ years of professional experience in systems engineering, integration, and test of technical systems
• Strong understanding of PNT, communications, or other RF systems, architectures, and performance drivers
• Experience planning, leading, executing laboratory or field-based test activities
• Experience integrating complex multi‑component systems
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance

• Advanced experience supporting Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs), navigation, or timing system evaluation, test, or…