Job Summary:We design and manufacture novel RF systems for a variety of platforms in a rapid development environment.The Systems Engineer – Development role is a multidisciplinary role, with significant breadth (interacting with all engineering disciplines) and depth (from customer needs to unit-level specifications).The Systems Engineer – Development role will focus on typical Systems Engineering responsibilities, such as requirements definition & management (at system, subsystem, and component levels), system architecture, system analysis, change management, interface definition, etc.Additionally, in this role, the Systems Engineer – Development engineer is a key stakeholder in integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) planning and execution to ensure products meet requirements.As much as possible, a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach is employed to make Systems Engineering processes more thorough and efficient.As a fast-moving technology company, Systems Engineering here focuses on supporting the other engineering teams and facilitating rapid development, rather than focusing on overly bureaucratic processes.Job Responsibilities:Requirements:Own system requirements for a product, including requirement definition and maintenanceEnsure Key Performance Parameters, as derived through mission modeling and operational analysis, are properly flowed to system requirementsAct as key interface with either existing or prospective customers to prove customer requirements/needs are fully satisfied by system requirementsCoordinate key requirements with subsystem design teams; ensuring requirement flow-down to hardware and software subsystems is captured and properly tracedArchitecture:Collaborate with design engineering to establish the system architecture, capturing in MBSE diagrams (to include Structural and Behavioral Diagrams)Maintain architectural definition throughout the development process to ensure team alignmentDevelop interface control documentation and own interface management between hardware/software/firmware subsystemsAnalysis:Perform trade studies and quick-turn impact analyses to facilitate agile hardware/software/firmware developmentPerform analysis to prove system requirements are addressed by the system designEnsure best practices for configuration management are adhered toFacilitate multi-discipline coordination across teamsParticipate in IV&V planning and preparationContribute technical writing and figures to proposals and other business development effortsTop MUST-HAVE Skills:Experience writing systems requirements from scratch and linking them together (not just developing, but writing them)Can use any requirements management tools/softwares to do this such as DOORS, CAMEO, Enterprise, JAMA, Polarion, Magic Draw, etc.Experience looking at trade studies and coming up with requirements decisionsExperience seeing a system through the full lifecycle / V-cycle (including establishing the technical baseline of a system/product)Experience with systems verification and validation (don’t need to be doing it now, but needs to have done so somewhat recently and done a substantial amount in career overall)To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a US CitizenAdditional Nice-to-Have Skills:Experience working with Systems Engineering tools for Requirements Management and Product Lifecycle Management (e.g. JAMA, Polarion, DOORS)Experience working with Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) (e.g. SparxEA, Capella)Experience with Python development or other similar object-oriented languagesExperience working with Git/GitHub, or similar version control systemsAbility to identify gaps, prioritize in the context of the project / program, & lead an effort involving multiple engineers from other teams to resolve issuesExperience with mission integration and mission analysisSystems architecture experienceHardware-in-the-loop (HTIL / HWIL / HIL)Experience being Payload interfacingMix of DoD prime traditional contractor work & space start up experienceExperience working with RF systems (e.g. radar, comms, EW, etc.), preferably including phased arraysCollaborative; capable of working across all levels of the organizationAbility to anticipate & communicate blockers, delays, & cost ballooning within the project before they require escalationEager to train team members & help them overcome obstacles, resolve blockers, & complete work tasksOrganized; comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environmentFocused, with perspective on what matters most, rapidly delivering customer valueWork Environment:
This position is on-site in Torrance, CA. We offer a high-growth, highly collaborative environment with cutting-edge technology and minimal competition. Benefits include free lunch catered every day, occasional work-from-home flexibility, unlimited PTO, stock options, a 6% 401k match, and end-of-year cash bonuses and salary increases based on personal and company performance.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $200000.00/yr.
Employee Value Prop (EVP):
•\tFree lunch catered every day
•\tCutting edge technology with not many competitors
•\tCan occasionally allow someone to work from home if they have something they need to do that day, but most weeks are 5 days onsite
•\tUnlimited PTO
•\tStock options
•\t6% 401k match
•\tEOY cash bonus and salary increase based on personal performance and company performance
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Torrance,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 22, 2025.
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