Senior Systems Engineer

Position Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Requisition : 1684
Position Location: Fairfax, VA OR Concord, NH (onsite)
Position

Reports To:

Senior Principal Systems Engineer
Supervises Others: No

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right‑sized development processes to create innovative, high‑performance space‑based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting‑edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

We are seeking a talented, self‑motivated, and experienced Senior Systems Engineer with demonstrated success in leading engineering teams to develop and deliver new and/or improved products that meet requirements on time and within budget. The Senior Systems Engineer provides systems engineering methodology expertise across R&D and product development programs, is a key participant in establishing technology and product roadmaps and contributes to business opportunities of strategic importance.

The Principal Systems Engineer works collaboratively with program managers and project engineers to ensure successful program execution and is responsible for guiding program teams to solving problems through a wholistic, systems engineering approach. This position requires expert technical capability and communication skill, effective forward thinking to take advantage of opportunities and prevent issues, and ability to work with engineering leadership towards growing an effective engineering organization.

To be successful in this role, the individual should possess technical depth to perform deep‑dive analysis and apply properly tailored systems engineering process, as well as technical breadth to work through complex issues across disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware). This individual is able to work autonomously with only high‑level objectives to be effective, is able to work on problems of diverse complexity and scope and demonstrates expert engineering judgement.

• Lead a diverse engineering team in the development of advanced multi‑function RF, processing, networking, and/or data storage units for space applications using systems engineering methodology
• Own the systems engineering process on the program and ensure the proper systems analysis and trades, technical baseline management, and requirements verification and validation activities are completed
• Collaborate with program management to lead program planning and execution within cost and schedule constraints
• Act as the program technical champion / representative / POC
• Prepare for, and present at all major design reviews, including internal and external (customer) reviews
• Provide technical expertise in planning for IR&D and new product initiatives
• Support proposal efforts for new business opportunities
• Support travel or off‑site work, as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) field
• 6+ years of related experience with a bachelor's degree or 4+ years with a Master's degree
• Technical project lead experience
• Highly accomplished in engineering or scientific domain(s) of expertise
• Fluent in multiple relevant technical/scientific domains and can work through complex issues across engineering disciplines
• Proficient in application of systems engineering methodology to product design and development
• Ability to lead multidiscipline teams (e.g. system, hardware, software/firmware, and integration and test) through the development of complex electronic systems to…