Systems Engineer IV

The Systems Engineer IV translates customer needs into verifiable requirements and practical solutions for space, aerospace, defense, and other high-reliability electronic products. The role supports programs from proposal through production and coordinates across engineering disciplines. It also helps shape new product concepts, specifications, verification approaches, and customer-facing technical content. RF/microwave experience is preferred but not required.

• Manage system requirements through the product lifecycle, including traceability, change control, and coordination of requirement updates with program and engineering teams.

• Develop system architectures and system-level documentation, including block diagrams, interfaces, and new or updated SCD specifications.

• Review customer and system requirements to identify gaps, assumptions, technical risk, and areas that need clarification or additional analysis.

• Work across electrical, RF, mechanical, software, test, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to keep the design aligned with system requirements.

• Define verification and validation approaches and align each requirement to analysis, inspection, demonstration, or test, with added focus on difficult or higher-risk requirements.

• Support SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and other technical reviews, including preparation of system-level material and closure of resulting actions.

• Work directly with customers to clarify requirements, explain technical approaches, resolve system issues, and support key program decisions.

• Support proposals, trade studies, feasibility assessments, early system concepts, and technical content used in customer presentations and marketing collateral.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in aerospace/defense or high-reliability electronics.

• OR (12) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelors Degree.

• OR (6) years of experience may be considered w/ a Masters Degree.

• OR (3) years of experience may be considered w/ a PhD.

• Experience applying systems engineering principles to space, aerospace/defense, or other high-reliability electronic products.

• Experience developing and managing technical requirements, system documentation, and verification activities.

• Experience supporting proposals, customer requirements, or early-phase system architecture, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with spaceflight or space-based electronic systems; RF, microwave, communications, or defense electronics experience is a plus.

• Familiarity with RF signal chains, amplifiers, frequency conversion, filtering, antennas, or related RF technologies.

• Experience with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS, Jama, or similar platforms.

• Knowledge of space qualification, environmental testing, aerospace/defense design reviews, or applicable MIL-STD requirements.