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Saab, Inc. · 2 months ago

Senior Staff Systems Engineer

East Syracuse, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$129K/yr - $167K/yr

6+ years exp

Saab Inc. is a leading defense and security company that seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer for their System Engineering, Integration and Test team. The role involves solving system engineering problems, working closely with project leadership, and interfacing with customers to identify feasible solutions.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define, develop, and decompose threat, mission, system deployment and product requirements, often based on limited customer inputs, existing product (including commercial off-the-shelf) availability and division strategies

Perform functional analysis and requirements allocation to lower level elements, including established defense and aerospace industry standards

Develop and flow down specific system test and evaluation plans, including evaluation criteria, needed resources, suppliers, facilities and budgets

Work with program leadership, engineering, operations, business development, program capture, supply chain, quality, finance, security, export control and other functions to provide technical oversight to product development and production

Interface with existing and potential customers, such as US Government, academic, and industry partners, to identify the most feasible initiatives and solutions for a given product

Work closely with existing product design authorities and jointly generate the best solution for given problems, as well as communicate effectively with suppliers, customers, and teammates

Lead small teams of engineering development, integration, and demonstration

Contribute to proposal efforts, whitepapers, RFI responses, technical volume generation, estimates and reviews

Actively assist with other division and inter-division efforts

Contribute to professional development of less seasoned engineers

Qualification

DoD engineering processesModel-Based System EngineeringRequirements developmentWeapon systems experienceMechanical engineeringAerospace engineeringEffective communicationSelf-starter

Required

Bachelor of Science in Engineering and 8+ years of experience in related field; or Master of Science in Engineering and 6+ years of experience

Working experience with DoD and defense/aerospace industry engineering processes, procedures, requirements, tools, and practices

Working knowledge of specifications and requirements development, decomposition, flow-down, interface definitions, and requirements verification through demonstration and test; generate proper documentation to support and capture the above efforts

Hands-on experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) and other tools, such as Cameo, DOORS, Agile, Jira, MATLAB, etc

Effective communications with leadership, subordinates, and peers

Self-starter, working with minimum direction

U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance (Secret minimum, active clearance a plus)

International and mostly domestic travel is required

Preferred

Hands-on experience with weapon systems (UAS, missiles, munitions, and platforms in land, sea, and air domains) concepts of operation, design, manufacturing, integration, test, production, and life cycle sustainment

Experience and/or education in mechanical and aerospace engineering, including missile propulsion, guided flight controls, fire controls, and launchers