Senior Systems Engineer

Worker Type

Regular

Summary

The Sr. Systems Engineer applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases:
Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Key responsibilities will include interacting with the Government, regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts and regularly communicating with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

• Provide automation expertise to an infrastructure team of system engineers and system administrators.
• Design and implement solutions to optimize infrastructure performance and security.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts to resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with development and Dev Ops teams to integrate solutions with existing CI/CD and deployment pipelines.
• Mentor junior administrators on best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in a systems engineering role.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes or ECS).
• Experience with cloud platforms.
• An active TS/SCI with polygraph.

$180,000 - $215,000. The AV pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract‑specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Top Secret with Poly

His position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.

Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Aero Vironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Aero Vironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee.

See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

U.S. Citizenship required.

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit the AV benefits portal.

Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.

Aero Vironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.