Senior Platform Systems Engineer - Air Traffic Systems; Onsite
Listed on 2026-05-05
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Software Engineer
Location:
US-CA-FULLERTON-676 ~ 1801 Hughes Dr ~ BLDG 676
Date Posted:
Country:
United States of America
Position Role Type:
Hybrid
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
Our Air Traffic Systems (ATS), Systems Engineering Department has an immediate opportunity for an experienced Platform Systems Engineer to join our ATS Air Traffic Control (ATC) team in Fullerton, CA, Omaha, NE or Marlborough, MA. Principal Systems Engineers provide technical direction and clarification of requirements to software development teams & test personnel, perform system engineering analyses including trade studies, requirements definition and derivation, interface definition, and requirement verification and validation.
As part of the ATS team, you will support the next generation of Air Traffic Control by supporting the replacement of the Federal Aviation System’s (FAA) aging legacy systems.
This position requires occasional domestic travel.
What You Will Do- Perform networking and integration activities to support development, maintenance, and deployment of the system
- Manage and/or generate systems engineering related documentation of legacy and newly developed products (design memos, specifications, diagrams, Interface Control Documents, test requirements/plans, optimization procedures) in support of projects.
- Perform Data analysis, including development of various analysis tools
- Make informed technical decisions to drive project success and conduct various technical analyses to support decision making process
- Perform trade studies and make recommendations with respect to insertion of new technologies and algorithms on our roadmap to meet required capability advances.
- Support the planning, execution and documenting of formal qualification tests
- Perform job analysis to estimate engineering effort required for specific tasks and projects.
- Support other engineering staff with system engineering related technical issues.
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
- Must have a minimum of 3 years of prior experience in systems engineering, with experience in containerization technologies (ex. Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
- SSL/TLS Certificate Management experience
- Experience with Red Hat Linux 9.x
- Experience with Systems Integration and Test and best practices
- Must have prior experience generating and delivering technical documentation to stakeholders, including drafting, reviewing, and updating materials
- Experience with automated test tools
- Test experience at customer or offsite locations
- U.S. citizenship is required - Only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under these programs/contracts.
- Must be willing to obtain FAA clearance:
Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clearance.
- Platform engineering experience (REST APIs, Gitlab, Helm, JSON, Argo CD, React, Gitops)
- Prior experience supporting a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) government contract.
- Experience with Agile Development Processes
- Experience with AI/Machine Learning, Modeling and Simulation Applications, Agile/Scrum, and Atlassian Jira/Confluence
- Flexible work weeks: 9/80A, 5/40;
Flexible work
Hours:
Core hours, Modified time - Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of PTO for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family…
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