Scientist, Systems Engineer

Our client has an immediate opening for a Lead Systems Engineer in Fort Wayne, IN. The ideal candidate for this position will be proficient in all aspects of the systems engineering process, will have direct and significant experience designing and testing complex systems, and will be comfortable coordinating teams of technical personnel.

They are looking for Systems Engineers to help design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver space based remote sensing systems to our customers and support their on-going operations in the areas of both weather and missile warning/missile defense.

Essential Functions:

Support/lead concept of operation development and requirements analysis, decomposition, and generation at various levels of the system

Support/lead requirements traceability and development of test plans to cover requirements

Support/lead integration and test of electro-optical/infrared systems and related hardware/software

Support/lead data analysis and modeling and simulation

Support/Lead design reviews (PDR, CDR, etc.)

Provides support to engineering in developing technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, and test conformance to specifications

Present work to multi-disciplinary team and internal/external customers

Provide mentoring to less experienced Systems Engineers

Contribute to proposal activities

Program planning, guidance, and execution

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Master of Science or PhD degree is a plus)

12+ years (10+ with MS or with PhD) of prior relevant experience

Experience generating/managing requirements at various levels of the system and flowing down requirements to sub-systems/sub-components

Experience using DOORS and/or MBSE software

Experience leading multi-discipline technical teams

Technical expertise in Electrical, Mechanical, Optical or equivalent engineering discipline

Experience working on aerospace/defense systems (space payloads, spacecraft bus, ground systems, environmental testing)

Ability to work ITAR or EAR projects

Preferred Additional Skills:

Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, ability to interact with a cross functional team, act as customer interface

Ability to collaborate across all levels of leadership

Experience with project management aspects of programs (cost account management/earned value management system, estimating costs, managing schedules)

Experience with data analysis and/or modeling and simulation (e.g. with MATLAB/python)

Experience with estimating and managing costs

Experience architecting, analyzing, developing, and integrating end to end systems in areas such as EO/IR, RF, or space payload and spacecraft bus subsystems

Eligibility to obtain a security clearance