Senior System Engineer (RF Products)

United States·Peachtree CornersFull-Timesenior

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Key Responsibilities

Systems Engineering V – Requirements & Design Elicit, document, and manage operational concepts (CONOPS) and mission-level requirements in collaboration with customers and program managers.

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→Elicit, document, and manage operational concepts (CONOPS) and mission-level requirements in collaboration with customers and program managers.
→Derive system-level technical requirements from operational needs; allocate requirements to subsystems, software, and hardware components.
→Develop and maintain system architecture documentation including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Functional Baseline (FBL), and Allocated Baseline (ABL).
→Lead system design reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR) and ensure requirements traceability is maintained throughout the design process.

Author and execute component- and system-level Verification & Validation (V&V) plans, test procedures, and test reports.
Define acceptance criteria and lead Integration, Test & Evaluation (IT&E) activities across hardware and software subsystems.
Develop and maintain Requirements Verification Traceability Matrices (RVTMs) ensuring full closure of requirements from derivation through verification.
Conduct subsystem qualification and system acceptance testing; document and resolve discrepancies through formal non-conformance and corrective action processes.

Lead the establishment of the Solopulse Configuration Management (CM) process, including CM plan development, tool selection, and process implementation across the product lifecycle.
Define and manage system configuration baselines (Functional, Allocated, and Product) and control changes through a formal Configuration Control Board (CCB) process.
Maintain and publish System Configuration Documents (SCDs), Interface Control Documents, and engineering change documentation for all active customer configurations.
Ensure CM discipline is applied consistently across multi-customer programs and evolving system configurations; provide CM status accounting and audit support.
Integrate CM practices with program and product lifecycle gates, ensuring baseline integrity at each phase transition.

Support hardware-software integration activities for RF payload systems, including interface definition, integration sequencing, and troubleshooting of integration anomalies.
Collaborate with embedded software, FPGA, and hardware engineering teams to resolve integration issues and validate system-level performance against requirements.
Develop and maintain system integration procedures, interface test harnesses, and integration lab environments.
Participate in trade studies and design decisions that span the hardware-software boundary, providing systems-level perspective on implementation choices.

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical discipline.
7+ years of systems engineering experience on defense or aerospace programs, including direct application of the systems engineering V process from requirements capture through system-level V&V.
Demonstrated experience authoring and managing systems engineering artifacts: ConOps, SRD/SRS, ICDs, V&V plans, RVTMs, and test reports.
Hands-on experience leading or directly supporting the establishment or operation of a formal Configuration Management process, including CCB participation and baseline management.
Working knowledge of hardware and software development processes and the integration challenges that arise at their interface.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly present technical content to both engineering teams and program leadership.
U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (TS/SCI).

Experience with RF systems engineering, including RF link budgets, antenna design trades, signal chain analysis, and RF payload integration.
Background in Electronic Warfare (EW) systems – including threat warning, jamming, or SIGINT/ELINT payloads – and familiarity with applicable EW test & evaluation methodologies.
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and practices (e.g., Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML).
Experience with CM toolsets such as Windchill, DOORS, Jira, or equivalent PDM/PLM platforms.
Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1553, or other applicable defense standards.
Active DoD Secret or Top Secret / SCI clearance.
Experience working on small, fast-moving product teams where individual contributors own broad scopes of technical work.