Senior Systems Integration Engineer

This is a senior engineering opportunity supporting the advancement, sustainment, and modernization of small unmanned aircraft systems.
You will contribute to complex defense programs by connecting systems engineering, integration, requirements, architecture, safety, and operational effectiveness.
The role involves evaluating system performance, conducting trade studies, assessing risks, and supporting critical acquisition and engineering decisions.
You will work across multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with government stakeholders in a highly technical and mission-focused environment.
Your expertise will help ensure systems meet rigorous airworthiness, safety, information assurance, and lifecycle engineering standards.
The position offers significant technical ownership across distributed and virtual environments, networking technologies, and complex weapon-system architectures.
This is an onsite role at Wright-Patterson AFB, with approximately 20% travel and an opportunity to contribute to high-impact national defense missions.

• U.S. citizenship is required.

• Active Secret security clearance is required.

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in a related field from an ABET-accredited engineering program with 10 years of relevant technical or professional experience, including at least 5 years supporting the Department of Defense; or a Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program with 12 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years supporting the DoD.

• Strong experience with systems engineering and integration across complex weapon-system architectures.

• Demonstrated knowledge of airworthiness, safety, and OSS&E evaluations in accordance with MIL-HDBK-516 and MIL-STD-882.

• Experience developing and managing requirements using tools such as DOORS, SysML, or Cameo, along with system architecture modeling.

• Strong technical analysis, trade-study, and risk-assessment capabilities supporting DoD 5000-series acquisition processes.

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong collaboration skills and experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams and with government stakeholders.

• Adaptability and professionalism in fast-paced and evolving program environments.

• Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to build positive, solutions-oriented relationships.

• Strong understanding of distributed and virtual system environments, networking technologies, and complex system integration.

• Experience with C/C++, Java, and networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and SSL is valuable.

• Ability to work onsite at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with approximately 20% travel.