System Engineer

ACL Digital is hiring for Systems Engineer for a contract role in multiple locations like Everett WA, Renton WA, Seattle WA, Puyallup WA, etc.

Title - Systems Engineer

Duration - 12 months (with possible extension)

This role will lead interdisciplinary, cross-functional activities to plan, design, develop and verify complex, lifecycle-balanced system-of-systems solutions that directly support certification and entry-into-service objectives.

Position Overview:

The Senior Systems Engineer will lead and coordinate multi-discipline technical integration across organizations to manage system architecture, interfaces, and certification-related technical risks and opportunities. The engineer will be accountable for one or more projects and will provide technical, requirements-based leadership on issues that require cross-functional stakeholder alignment. The candidate will apply an interdisciplinary approach, develop trade space and integrate stakeholders from many systems engineering disciplines to ensure mission success. Leads work with internal customers and suppliers to develop and document component and detail design efforts, complex mechanical and electrical system requirements using analytical and technical skills

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead special projects and initiatives to progress systems maturity towards 777-9 type certification (ATC) and entry into service (EIS) including development and execution of integrated plans that balance technical, safety, cost, schedule and certification constraints.

• Define, decompose and maintain system requirements, lead requirements management activities, traceability, verification planning, and configuration control across system boundaries.

• Lead cross-functional teams to evaluate technical issues, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of physical, functional and program interfaces across subsystems and supplier organizations.

• Lead analyses to optimize total system architecture, including affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, and certification considerations.

• Identify, quantify and manage technical risks, issues and opportunities across the systems design teams, lead development and implementation of technical risk mitigation

• Lead detailed technical investigations and verification activities to ensure system integration and regulatory/certification compliance; define remediation plans and drive closure with engineering, suppliers and certification authorities.

• Communicate routinely with internal and external stakeholders — including IPT peers, executive leadership, suppliers and regulators — to align technical strategy, status, tradeoffs and certification posture.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

• 10 years of experience performing complex engineering or system integration work

• 8 years of experience in leading and/or managing complex projects

• 5 years of experience developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with senior executives, customers, stakeholders, peers and business partners.