Senior Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

One of our Defense and Space Manufacturing clients located in Jacksonville, FL, area has an opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the development of a space-to-space power beaming spacecraft and its orbital power grid. This role will be responsible for leading and overseeing the development, integration, and testing of complex space systems.

Role Responsibilities:

• Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify a lifecycle-balanced system of systems and system solutions.
• Serve as a focal point for technical issues and functions, coordinating between engineering teams.
• Evaluate customer and operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters/algorithms, and ensure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces.
• Create, track, and maintain requirements using state-of-the-art tools.
• Perform various analyses to optimize the total system of systems and/or system architecture.
• Lead the resolution of technical issues with other SMEs and the product team.
• Write technical policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Support business development efforts for proposals/bids.

Ideal Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or a related field, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in systems engineering preferred.
• Experience leading the development of space systems for challenging environments and missions.
• Experience in small teams and building systems engineering teams.
• Experience with MBSE (Model-Based System Engineering).
• Experience with NASA/DoD lifecycle reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Experience with requirement tracking tools.