Senior Systems Engineer II - Verification Lead (WSI)

V2X is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team in Indianapolis, IN, supporting programs in next-generation avionics and weapon system integration.  Our Indianapolis facility supports a variety of product lines serving multiple DoD customers providing the opportunity to work on a diverse set of programs and roles supporting the continued advancement of your career. 

The ideal candidate embraces modern development processes and techniques that improve product quality & team productivity and has experience developing and integrating advanced systems including situational awareness displays, mission computers, avionics, sensors, mission equipment, and radar systems.  We are looking for engineers that enjoy a challenge and have a passion to support our DoD customers and international allies.

The Verification Lead provides technical leadership throughout the development life cycle, with the emphasis of overseeing the integration, verification and validation efforts. The Verification Lead will be a key leader within a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), where effective communication and team building skills are critical to success.

Required Skills:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain an Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience planning, executing and leading integration, verification and validation tasks and cross-product activities across the program.
• Experience developing system verification test plans, procedures and reports.
• Experience writing comprehensive system analysis reports to validate system performance.
• Ability to understand and shape test objectives to validate system performance and meet contractual requirements.
• Experience overseeing supplier test events. 
• Experience providing leadership, technical direction, and guidance to multi-discipline teams.
• Demonstrated self-initiative and sound judgment to identify problems, conduct investigations, determine root cause, and coordinate solutions between stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience troubleshooting complex avionics and/or weapon systems including external interfaces and test equipment in real time when issues arise.
• In-depth understanding of the System Engineering Lifecycle and processes.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with weapon systems, military avionic systems, and aircraft integration programs.

• Experience with Agile software development including previous roles as a Product Owner and/or Scrum Master.

• Familiarity with UI/UX principles and user-centered design.
• Familiarity with tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, or other product management tools.

• Experience supporting integration of weapon systems on airborne and ground platforms.
• Experience with the design, development, and integration of UAI Mission Stores, Type I and Type II Carriage Systems.
• Knowledge and experience working with UAI interface standards such as: MIL-STD-1553 EBR, MIL-STD-1760, and JMMI.
• Experience working with government customers including the US Army, US Navy, USMC and/or USAF.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering methods, tools, and languages.
• Experience working the front end of the business, creating/reviewing RFPs, SOWs, BOEs, technical volumes, proposals, cost, and schedule estimates.
• Current Active DoD Secret or higher Clearance.

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline.