Staff Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Autonomous Airpower Engineering
Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior systems engineering role for a Group 5 autonomous aircraft program, focusing on air vehicle and subsystem requirements, MBSE artifacts, and leading systems engineering reviews for a complex UAS with security clearance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Shape customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem requirements in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Develop System Engineering artifacts, including system model, to trace from stakeholder inputs through design in a digital thread. Incorporate input from system safety, software engineering, and other disciplines to shape system architecture.
- Lead program team through systems engineering reviews including System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design review, and Critical Design Review.
- Communicate and manage program risks in conjunction with Chief Engineer and Program Management.
Qualifications
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
- 12+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle for an UAS with specific focus on aircraft systems
- Familiarity and experience with MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881
- Experience developing subsystem and component requirements and interfaces
- Experience with Systems Engineering, Requirements Elicitation and Management, Integration, and Test Activities on complex systems - DoD Weapon Systems, Space Systems, etc...
- Experience with SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, or similar
- Experience developing various model based system engineering artifacts - Operational Viewpoints, System Viewpoints, activity diagrams, use case diagrams, BDDs, IBDs, parametric diagrams, etc...
- Outstanding communication skills to include presentation of developed artifacts
- Experience leading systems engineering efforts on developmental programs.
- Must hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Skills
Required:Aerospace or systems engineering expertiseMBSESysML / DoDAF / UAFP
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package including health, recovery, and future planning support
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees; equity grants included in majority of full-time offers
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