Lead Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering

Job Title

Lead Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering

40277

Greenville, TX

9/80 – Employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

We are seeking an experienced Lead Systems Engineer (LSE) to serve as the senior technical authority responsible for leading systems engineering execution across platform, baseline, or program. The LSE directs all technical activities with full accountability for requirements management, technical integration, system performance, and lifecycle execution. As the operational technical leader, you will translate strategic architectural vision into executable technical plans and ensure technical coherence from concept through deployment.

• Lead Systems Engineer operational execution across the assigned platform/baseline/program
• Own and manage platform-level requirements and System Engineering (SE) process standards
• Direct technical integration across all subsystems, capabilities, and disciplines
• Resolve complex technical issues and make final trade-off decisions for the platform in coordination with Chief Engineers
• Communicate within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches, particularly chief engineers, project engineers, and program managers
• Provide input into new products/processes and implement operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results
• Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment
• Establish and maintain technical direction, engineering standards, and design principles
• Lead technical planning, design reviews, integration, and technical decision-making
• Oversee system-level requirements management, decomposition, validation, and verification
• Evaluate requirements definition, flow-down and traceability
• Maintain risk assessment and development of mitigation strategies
• Develop, track and present technical metrics
• Manage technical risk management and successful system integration
• Prepare and present technical results for internal and external program meetings
• Generate platform system architecture documents and technical roadmaps
• Create risk management and mitigation plans
• Produce technical decision records and trade studies
• Develop customer technical communications and recommendations
• Exceptional written, oral, and presentation communication skills
• Read and interpret technical specifications, engineering blueprints, test procedures, and technical publications
• Document and support design verification tests within lab, ground and flight test environments
• Analyze data from verification test efforts
• Conduct platform-wide technical and milestone reviews
• Hands‑on experience with testing, integrating, and verifying software and/or hardware
• Mentor and develop technical leaders
• Support training and development of new team members
• Responsible for managing engineering team during travel to offsite facilities for integration
• Responsible for a team of engineers during off‑site installations
• Drive SE process improvement and technical excellence across the platform
• Generate and maintain schedule for engineering activities
• Manage large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction on and off‑site
• Serve as technical interface for customers and leadership
• Work with subcontractors and U.S. Government customers
• This position includes an expectation of 10 to 15% shift, on‑call, or weekend work
• Must have an active DoD Clearance
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant systems engineering experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related systems engineering experience
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related systems engineering experience
• Experience leading projects and/or task teams in the integration of systems and/or subsystems in airborne and/or lab environments
• Current Security+ Certification is required

• Active Top Secret with SCI security clearance
• Coursework and/or experience in systems engineering,…