Systems Engineer

We are seeking a dedicated Aerospace Systems Engineer for a full-time, onsite position in Simi Valley, CA. The successful candidate will support embedded software platforms under the direction of the Director of Engineering and in collaboration with various engineering departments. This role focuses on requirements management, verification and validation, customer interaction, and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and import documents into requirements databases and manage changes effectively.
• Export documents, report, and collect metrics as needed.
• Travel to customer sites for system integration and troubleshooting.
• Act as the technical point of contact for customers, responding to technical inquiries via calls and emails.
• Create and manage accounts, access, permissions, and administer the requirements management tool.
• Oversee requirements across multiple programs and support training, policies, procedures, and work instructions related to requirements management.
• Document and drive acceptance and qualification test plans, procedures, reports, and stage-gate technical criteria.
• Support hardware-level requirements validation, verification, system-level testing, and ensure bi-directional traceability and closure of requirements.

• Proficiency in requirements management and verification and validation processes.
• Experience in systems engineering and customer-facing technical support.
• Knowledge of embedded software platforms and requirements traceability.
• Experience in acceptance and qualification testing.
• Strong background in hardware-level validation and system-level testing.
• Understanding of basic software and electrical engineering concepts.
• Familiarity with motor control systems.

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of recent experience in requirements management and verification and validation with customer-facing responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills, cross-functional collaboration abilities, and technical documentation expertise.
• Knowledge of military standards and government subcontract/RFP processes is a plus.

This position offers a 9/80 schedule, providing a balanced work-life integration. The role requires onsite presence in Simi Valley, CA, and involves travel to customer sites for integration and troubleshooting. The work environment is fast-paced, focusing on collaborative efforts across various engineering departments to achieve project goals.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Simi Valley, CA.

The pay range for this position is $140000.00 - $150000.00/yr.

Vision, Medical, dental 5% bonus's 9/80 schedule

This is a fully onsite position in Simi Valley,CA.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 20, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Salary : $140,000 - $150,000