The Senior Systems Engineer II will apply systems engineering principles to the development, integration, and lifecycle management of complex defense systems. This role will serve as a technical leader within cross-functional teams, providing architectural guidance, driving requirements definition and traceability, and ensuring system designs meet customer, regulatory, and program objectives. The Senior Systems Engineer II is expected to lead technical initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and drive continuous improvement of engineering processes and methodologies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, decomposition, and management of system and subsystem requirements, ensuring traceability throughout the system lifecycle.
- Serve as the primary requirements owner, including authoring, maintaining, validating, and managing changes to requirements in accordance with established processes.
- Develop and maintain system-level documentation including specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, and technical reports.
- Lead system integration, verification, and validation activities, including test planning, execution oversight, and issue resolution.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks; proactively propose mitigation strategies.
- Support proposal development, technical reviews, design reviews, and customer briefings.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and peers.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including development and refinement of engineering processes, tools, and best practices.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards, policies, and regulatory requirements throughout the system lifecycle