Senior Systems Engineer - Technology Integration

Battelle delivers when others can’t. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients—whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the design, integration, evaluation, and transition of complex technical capabilities for government and mission-focused customers. This role will apply systems engineering expertise, technical leadership, and project execution experience to support system architecture, requirements development, interoperability, technical analysis, test planning, and operational integration.

• Strong systems thinking, engineering judgment, and problem-solving ability.
• Comfort working through ambiguity, evolving requirements, and multidisciplinary technical challenges.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance technical depth and project execution.
• A collaborative, proactive approach to technical leadership, client engagement, and team support.

• Apply multidisciplinary engineering expertise to design, integrate, and evaluate complex technical systems.
• Support system architectures, technical concepts, interface definitions, and integration approaches across hardware, software, communications, sensors, networks, and data systems.
• Translate operational and technical needs into requirements, specifications, and implementation plans.
• Support design, build, integration, and documentation activities for assigned system elements and technical components.

• Select appropriate engineering and analytical methods for complex technical problems.
• Compile, evaluate, and interpret design, test, and performance data to support engineering decisions.
• Assess system constraints, performance considerations, risks, tradeoffs, and implementation options.
• Identify technical issues, analyze root causes, and develop practical, innovative solutions.

• Support requirements collection, decomposition, analysis, traceability, and validation.
• Develop engineering artifacts such as requirements matrices, interface documents, architecture views, trade studies, test plans, and technical assessments.
• Support prototype, pilot, experimentation, test, and evaluation planning and execution.
• Define technical success criteria, test objectives, data collection needs, and evaluation methods.
• Document findings, lessons learned, recommendations, and corrective actions to support refinement and transition.

• Lead technical projects or major project phases within schedule and budget constraints.
• Provide technical direction to engineers and support staff assigned to project work.
• Coordinate day-to-day technical activities to meet milestones, deliverables, and project objectives.
• Review technical progress, quality, risks, and performance across assigned tasks.
• Train and mentor junior staff to strengthen technical development and project execution.

• Prepare and present technical reports, briefings, and presentations for clients and stakeholders.
• Communicate with clients regarding technical scope, schedules, deliverables, risks, and quality expectations.
• Build productive relationships with internal teams, external partners, and customer stakeholders.
• Contribute technical content to proposals, customer‑facing solution development, and business development activities.
• Support internal research, technical forums, conferences, and other activities that advance innovation and organizational visibility.

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, physical science, or a related technical field with 8+ years of…