Associate Systems Engineer

Job Description

Regular

The Associate Systems Engineer works with the Design Team to develop innovative uncrewed systems for defense and commercial applications.

This position collaborates with Design Engineers to allocate requirements and execute system tests that support customer needs. Development efforts are generally conducted by small, focused teams, requiring engineers to apply a broad range of skills and tools across traditional engineering, computer science, and mathematics.

Due to the nature of these efforts, the engineer may contribute to multiple stages of the development lifecycle, including requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, detailed system architecture design, validation, and verification testing.

• Develop, analyze, allocate, and maintain system, subsystem, and interface requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Maintain bidirectional traceability among system requirements, subsystem requirements, verification methods, and test results based on customer specifications.
• Provide weekly updates to team leads on system development progress, including requirements burndown.
• Review, document, and maintain internal and external system interfaces, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and coordinate interface changes across cross-functional teams.
• Review and support the execution of test plans, procedures, and test cases for bench, software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), integration, ground, and flight testing of uncrewed systems.
• Review system requirements documents to ensure requirements are clear, concise, complete, and testable.
• Ensure test assets are prepared to support testing, including the proper configuration of product hardware and software, preparation of test cards and procedures, and maintenance of test equipment.
• Process and analyze test data to determine results. Analyze large data sets using software tools such as MATLAB or Excel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 0–2 years of engineering design or development experience.
• Ability to work with product development engineers to derive test requirements from product specifications and modifications.
• Ability to update and review test plans, procedures, and reports; document test failures; and report test results.

• Willingness to learn and expand technical knowledge of systems engineering processes, including requirements development, decomposition, traceability, system design, and the execution of verification and validation (V&V) test events.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment in which small teams share a broad range of responsibilities.
• Demonstrate initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives.
• Ability to take ownership of and responsibility for current and past work products.
• Commitment to learning from mistakes and improving the performance of oneself, others, and the company.
• Demonstrate problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration, with a focus on the success of the team.
• Ability to work effectively with others across multiple disciplines.
• Experience with software tools or programming is a plus.

• Ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments. (constant)
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods and frequently talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to…