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 Senior Systems Engineer (SE) to serve as a lead Systems Engineer (SE) on a variety of aerospace development programs and products. The Senior SE will also serve as a SE mentor to the Aerospace Systems. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to multi-disciplinary teams that may be geographically distributed between Huntsville, AL, Centennial, CO, Fredericksburg, VA, and/or San Diego, CA. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide expert systems engineering expertise for a multi-disciplinary team delivering SE support for cutting edge missile, projectile, spacecraft and hypersonic vehicle development projects
Collaborate daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams
Lead process to elicit stakeholder needs from government and industry customers to define Concept of Operations, System Architecture, and Systems Engineering approach for weapon system projects
Lead development of requirements from system level down to component level to include both hardware and software configuration items
Lead development of verification cross-reference matrices, verification statements, and collection of objective evidence to verify requirements have been met
Facilitate the development of mechanical, electrical, and logical Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for weapon system applications to include conducting working group meetings, outlining the document content, eliciting inputs from other engineering disciplines, and editing and review documents as part of the release process
Lead and support the planning, development and execution of major program technical reviews including System Requirements Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, and Critical Design Reviews to include defining entrance and exit criteria; overseeing collection and review of objective evidence; developing and reviewing presentation materials; coordinating meeting logistics with customers, security, facilities, and other organizations as needed; tracking design review action items through closure
Lead Systems Engineering Working Groups to refine SE work products such as CONOPS documents, ICDs, requirements documents, system budgets and subsystem allocations, etc.
Lead and support Risk and Opportunity Management activities including development of risk registers and mitigation plans
Lead definition and tracking of Key Performance Parameters, Technical Performance Metrics and other similar technical measures of health/progress for weapon system projects
Support development and review of systems engineering content for proposals, Request For Information (RFI) responses, and other technical white papers
Collaborate closely with Design Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Flight Software) and Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) teams for weapon system development, prototyping, and test activities
Demonstrate strong communication skills with and between customers, team members, task leads, functional managers, and program management to facilitate rapid resolution of technical and program issues
Serve as the lead systems engineer on one or more development projects
Make technical presentations during working groups and peer reviews, or to senior management or customers, as required
Mentor less experienced systems engineers in SE best practices; socialize and ingrain sound SE processes into the local engineering team culture and project execution
Perform other duties as required
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.47648Job Qualifications:
Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows: nine or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; seven or more years with a Master’s degree; four or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
Must have a thorough and broad understanding of engineering concepts and principles, and the ability to apply those concepts to development of cutting edge aerospace systems
Understanding of tactical guided missiles, projectiles, or hypersonic vehicles and their subsystems and the engineering disciplines that support them is required.
Strong experience with classical systems engineering methods and industry application of those methods, is required.
Strong experience using one or more classical requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, CORE etc. is required
The ability and desire to teach and mentor other Systems Engineers is required.
Strong experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and the Cameo/MagicDraw suite of tools including is highly desired
Experience developing inputs to proposals, white papers, and requests for information (RFIs) is highly desirable
INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) is desirable
OMG-Certified Systems Modeling Language (SysML) Professional (OCSMP) certifications (SysML Model User, SysML Model Builder Fundamental, SysML Model Builder Intermediate, SysML Model Builder Advanced) is desirable
Success in this position requires consistent application of the following key abilities:
Demonstration of a positive attitude, strong initiative and work ethic, and ability to multi-task
Achieving good results and delivering solid products with minimum time expenditure
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, computer, and presentation skills
Able to collaborate as part of a team, as well as accomplish tasks independently with minimal direct supervision
Rapid and effective problem solving
Able to work extended hours as required
Travel expectation: <20%
Must possess active DOD Secret security clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret if required
Salary: $105,890 - $189,545 Travel Percentage Required 0 - 25 Relocation Assistance Provided Provided US Citizenship Required? Yes Clearance Required? Yes Clearance Level Secret Workstyle OnsiteGeneral 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. To learn more visit https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/499/v20/EEO Notices.pdf. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions.