Lead Systems Engineer

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Job Summary We are currently seeking a Lead Systems Engineer. This position is a full-time opportunity located in Columbus, OH.The selected candidate will lead advanced systems engineering research and analysis, oversee quality-control reviews, analyze requirements and system performance, and prepare and review technical documents. This role applies expert-level systems engineering principles and practices to highly complex assignments while collaborating with engineers, technical specialists, project teams, and clients.

The Lead Systems Engineer will direct system architecture, interface definition, integration, verification, validation, and test-planning activities, and will provide technical leadership and direction to engineers and technical support staff to ensure project work is delivered within schedule and budget constraints.

Responsibilities As a Lead Systems Engineer, the selected individual will serve as a technical leader, driving the application of advanced systems engineering principles across the full lifecycle of complex technical systems. Responsibilities may include:

Leads technical projects or major technical tasks within larger programs, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining technical rigor and quality

Directs system architecture, interface definition, integration, verification, validation, and test-planning activities across multidisciplinary teams

Provides technical direction and coordinates the efforts of engineers and technical support staff, serving as a subject matter authority on systems engineering processes

Analyzes requirements and system performance and leads the development and evaluation of technical alternatives to support sound engineering decisions

Builds and maintains strategic relationships with internal and external clients; presents technical and research results through formal and informal presentations

Leads quality-control reviews, performs data reporting, and prepares and reviews technical documents to ensure accuracy and compliance

Prepares technical specifications and analyzes technical data to determine appropriate limits and variables for evaluating requirements and system performance

Performs complex systems engineering analyses by compiling and evaluating design and test data Analyzes and interprets collected technical data to support engineering decisions and recommendations

Communicates with clients regarding the schedule and quality of assigned deliverables

Applies systems engineering techniques and processes to support project objectives within established constraints

May support Battelle-sponsored conferences, scientific conferences, peer-review panels, publications, or other activities that increase company visibility

Key Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a related field with 8 years of experience, a master's degree in a related field with 5 years of experience, or a PhD with relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field

Demonstrated expertise applying systems engineering methodologies throughout the full system lifecycle, with a track record of technical leadership on complex programs

Experience developing, decomposing, allocating, tracing, and verifying requirements using recognized systems engineering practices and standards such as INCOSE…