What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Systems Engineer (WSI) position at V2X Brand?
V2X is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Engineering team in Indianapolis, IN supporting the development and integration of advanced software/firmware/hardware systems including store control electronics, mission computers, avionics, sensors, certification and mission equipment for airborne and ground platforms.
The Senior Systems Engineer will act a lead systems engineer throughout the development life cycle, from concept development, requirements definition, functional analysis, design review support, system implementation, integration, verification, and validation. The Senior Systems Engineer will work within a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), where effective communication and team building skills are critical to success.
The ideal candidate embraces modern development processes and techniques that improve product quality & team productivity. We are looking for engineers that enjoy a challenge and have a passion to support our DoD customers and international allies.
Our Indianapolis facility also supports a variety of other product lines serving multiple Department of Defense (DoD) customers providing the opportunity to work on a diverse set of programs and roles supporting the continued advancement of your career.
Required Skills:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain an Active DoD Secret Clearance
- Experience providing leadership, technical direction, and guidance to multi-discipline teams.
- Ability to take ownership of the engineering scope within the program and drive the necessary tasks to ultimately ensure the cross-function team meets the technical requirements.
- Experience leading Trade Studies, performing Risk and Opportunity analyses, and tracking and mitigating risks.
- Experience with test execution including test plan and procedure development.
- In-depth understanding of the System Engineering Lifecycle and processes and cross-product activities .
- Experience developing technical baselines (requirements/architecture); leading development teams; and developing and reviewing Engineering Change Requests.
- Experience leading requirements development, hardware and software integration, and requirements verification.
- Experience leading the development, integration, and test of military armament systems or similarly complex systems.
- Experience and desire to mentor early career engineers to build their domain area knowledge.
Desired Skills:
- Experience with the design, development, and integration of complex military systems.
- Experience managing suppliers and overseeing the development of subsystems and components.
- Experience working the front end of the business, creating/reviewing RFPs, SOWs, BOEs, technical volumes, proposals, cost, and schedule estimates.
- Experience working with government customers including the US Army, US Navy, USMC and/or USAF.
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders including leading both internal and customer design reviews.
Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Education / Certifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline plus:
At least eight years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering