engineering
Posted 21 hours agoSystems Engineer, Principal
Huntsville, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and integration teams to develop, review, and implement system architectures and requirements.
- Represent systems engineering in customer meetings and design reviews, presenting technical content and systems engineering artifacts.
- requirements specifications, MBSE architecture models, and interface definitions. Plan and manage
- Define and manage system interfaces, including creation and control of Interface Control Documents and related artifacts.
- Own and/or support system trade studies and analyses (performance, cost, schedule, risk).
- Lead verification and validation planning including strategy for establishing
- Develop and maintain foundational systems engineering documentation (e.g., SEMP, OSMP, integration plans, interface control plans).
- Lead and mentor systems engineering teams, promoting best practices, MBSE adoption, and continuous process improvement.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve system design weaknesses; influence future products and architectures spanning multiple products or systems.
- Make complex design and architecture decisions to meet stated and derived requirements, leveraging appropriate analysis, modeling, and simulation tools.
Requirements
- Travel up to 15% to support customer meetings, design reviews, integration, and test events. Basic
- Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML v1.x and Cameo Enterprise Architect / Cameo Systems Modeler. Experience with
- experience developing systems engineering and architecture artifacts, such as: Specifications, ICDs, architecture diagrams, CONOPS, trade studies, analyses.
- Experience presenting systems engineering content and artifacts at technical reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
- Experience working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment and effectively communicating progress, issues, and risks to systems engineering leadership and program stakeholders.
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where small teams share broad responsibilities.
- Qualifications Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an ABET-accredited institution.
- Experience with UAVs / UAS and/or weaponized unmanned systems.
- Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes and methods for developing system models aligned and traced to Government Reference Architectures.
- Experience with SysML v2 and/or using AI-assisted tools for development of architecture models.
- Experience with MBSE methodologies and frameworks such as UAF and OOSEM.
- Experience with Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) implementation and compliance.
- Experience developing CONOPS, mission threads, and detailed use cases.
- Experience with program-level risk management, including identification, analysis, mitigation planning, and tracking of technical and programmatic risks.
- Broad technical knowledge in several of the following areas: Software / Embedded Software RF Systems Networking Optics (EO/IR) Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Natural and Induced Environments Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Cybersecurity Reliability Engineering System Safety (e.g., MIL-STD-882) Weapon System Safety and Ordnance Physical Demands Ability to work in an office and production environment (Constant) Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and
- From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.
Experience
- DoD Secret security clearance. 15+ years of relevant
Benefits
- benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
- We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
Contact
- For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits .
- We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us. Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.
Additional details
- Worker Type Regular Job Description Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering activities for a family of Unmanned Systems supporting defense and commercial applications. In this role,
- you will: Lead mid-career and junior systems engineers across the full systems engineering V, including
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), mentoring junior engineers and driving process and tool improvements across the organization. Key
- requirements decomposition, derivation, allocation, and traceability across hardware, software, and integration.
- requirements compliance assessments; support the development of test plans and test procedures;; support test execution as needed.
- Serve as a primary systems engineering interface in customer discussions and internal/external design reviews.
- experience architecting, modifying, and supporting complex systems, preferably defense and/or aerospace systems.
- requirements management tools (preferably Jama), including: Authoring and managing system, subsystem, component specifications.
- Establishing and maintaining end-to-end traceability to architecture, design, and verification artifacts. Demonstrated
- Experience planning and executing verification and validation: Verification & compliance assessments. Test planning, procedure development, and participation in test execution.