Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is a supplier of advanced electromagnetic systems, related power equipment and other high technology products for a variety of government and commercial applications. These include products such as the design and fabrication of linear motors, superconducting and conventional rotating motors, power inverters, high-energy capacitors, radiation monitoring systems, high-voltage direct current power distribution systems, and numerous other products.

We have an exciting opportunity in our Aerospace Systems Engineering directorate for a full-time Systems Engineer (SE) to support a variety of defense related development programs and products. The successful SE candidate will provide technical expertise to multi-disciplinary teams that may be geographically distributed between Huntsville, AL, San Diego, CA, Fredericksburg, VA and/or Centennial, CO. This position is located in Huntsville, AL and will work from our office in Cummings Research Park.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide Systems Engineering support to new weapon systems such as tactical missiles, projectiles, hypersonic vehicles from design and development through the integration and test phases of the product life-cycle.
• May also support Systems Engineering for lasers, satellite systems, or other complex aerospace systems.
• Provide adaptable support to the systems engineering organization. Responsibilities may include systems engineering support to direct government funded programs, internal research and development projects, and proposals.
• Use the SysML tool Cameo / MagicDraw to produce system models which includes developing the standard 9 diagrams.
• Perform analysis and decomposition of system, segment, subsystem and assembly requirements, budgets, and margins.
• Use the requirements management tool DOORS to capture requirements, perform requirement flow down, and maintain requirement traceability.
• Support development of system requirements, verification cross reference matrices, verification plans/procedures and other system engineering artifacts.
• Facilitate the development of mechanical, electrical, and logical Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for weapon system applications.
• Troubleshoot conflicting design/development requirements, difficult coordination requirements, and special material requirements.
• Support Risk and Opportunity Management activities.
• May support multiple programs or multiple integrated product teams through system analysis, assembly, integration and testing phases.
• Collaborate with other engineering staff on design, integration and test matters.
• Support requirement verification and documentation using MBSE/SysML-based models.
• Support program design and readiness reviews.
• Develop systems engineering documentation, artifacts, and contract deliverables.
• Make technical presentations as required.
• Interface with customers during program shaping, ConOps development, and requirements derivation activities.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations.
• Expected to work in a safe manner.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience.
• Must have a thorough and broad understanding of engineering concepts and principles.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Sound understanding of tactical guided missiles, projectiles, hypersonic vehicles, or satellites and their subsystems and the engineering disciplines that support them is required.
• Demonstrated experience with classical systems engineering methods and industry application of those methods, is required.
• Demonstrated experience using one or more classical requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, CORE etc. is required.
• Demonstrated experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and the Cameo/MagicDraw suite of tools including is highly desired.
• Success in this position requires consistent application of the following key abilities.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret security clearance (or equivalent DOE clearance) with ability to obtain Top Secret if required.

Salary: $81,080 - $141,650

Travel Percentage Required: 0 - 25

Relocation Assistance Provided: Provided

US Citizenship Required? Yes

Clearance Required? Desired

Clearance Level: Mid-Level (3-7 years)

Workstyle: Onsite

General Atomics is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, transitioning status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, physical disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. EEO is the law. We also prohibit compensation discrimination under all applicable laws.