Senior​/Principal Aerospace Systems Engineer - Onsite

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The Autonomy for Hypersonics and Navigation Warfare teams have need for an experienced systems engineer who applies integrated technical judgment to anticipate, innovate, and deliver solutions for multi‑disciplinary aerospace system applications across low to medium technical readiness levels on efforts primarily aligned with autonomous navigation, guidance, and control of advanced flight systems.

In this role, the successful candidate would plan, conduct, and execute advanced autonomous system science and engineering programs within the spectrum of fundamental research, development, or demonstration with a focus on hypersonic systems and challenging operational environments. Key activities include working with the management team, external stakeholders, integrated product team (IPT) leads, and subsystem subject matter experts to negotiate and define the system requirements that enable mission function and performance;

defining the necessary subsystems, components, and interfaces to realize the system; identifying test, validation and verification methods, developing acceptance criteria for the subsystems and system, and delivering Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) as needed.

The ideal candidate will have a technical background and/or degree along with experience in systems design, analysis, and/or simulation for autonomous, flight, or weapon systems. The job will involve collaborative interaction with other technical leads and team members, including external partners, to determine the correct approach taken for a technical project, document it in a technical plan, communicate action items, and follow‑up with team members to ensure progress and timely delivery.

• Interface with the internal and external system customers and those responsible for developing, testing, and implementing the system and its elements.
• Develop substantial technical understanding of the engineering products to be delivered as well as lead both technical and programmatic subcomponents of programs.
• Evaluate, participate in, or observe tests, and analyze system functionality and subsystem contributions to system functions.
• Work with the various subsystem teams to verify and validate complex requirements, often from a combination of analysis, observation, real and simulated environmental testing, and an understanding of essential functional performance needs.
• Manage technical and programmatic requirements, manage technical and non‑technical risks and opportunities, and oversee project plan development and execution, for complex and high‑rigor projects.
• Oversee processes and/or activities involving costs, schedules, and assured technical performance.
• Lead project engineering sub‑teams while they support functions such as authoring and implementing project plans and procedures, estimating and managing costs, generating and overseeing integrated schedules.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$117,500 - $235,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be…