Senior Systems Engineer

Position Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Ridgecrest, CA, Point Mugu, CA or Placentia, CA

Salary: $150,000 - $225,000 (DOE)

Status: Full-time / On-site

Required Clearance: Secret

About Us:

RTL Networks, Inc. is a rapidly growing company primarily focused on providing information technology (IT) support services and personnel to various commercial and government customers for extended-term contracts. By providing a wide array of professional services and products, we help our customers leverage technology and operate confidently in their technology environments to ensure resource predictability, security, and reliability to meet business objectives.

Summary:

RTL Networks has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Tactical Mobility (TacMo) Integrated Product Team (IPT) by developing and delivering innovative and custom software and hardware solutions/products that enable the ability to securely execute mission requirements and support integrated warfighting capabilities, meeting current and emerging critical fleet needs. TacMo’s in-house organic and agile capabilities, from developing systems from concept through design and into fabrication and prototyping, allows for rapid release outside of traditional waterfall product life cycles. TacMo’s organic product development also supports the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase of the NAVAIR Acquisition Process. TacMo is very interested in your career growth and provides active engagement in mentoring and career path development.

The Senior Systems Engineer will be a part of a high-performing development and product deployment team that is immersed in technologically advanced projects supporting the DoD. This position will be a part of a systems engineering team that works with a large cross-functional group including customers, suppliers, hardware/firmware and software engineers, integration and test engineers, and senior engineering subject matter experts and technologists to ensure the final products meet the mission objectives. The Senior Systems Engineer will design, develop, and deliver state-of-the-art communication/payload systems for aircraft and/or ship-based applications. Project assignments typically span the complete program life cycle, from internal trade or concept studies and system definition, to product development, ground and flight test, and fleet deployment.

Primary Responsibilities:

Essential responsibilities of the Senior Systems Engineer include, but are not limited to:

• Perform system analyses and simulations for airborne communications/payload systems.
• Perform system analyses and simulations for airborne communications/payload systems.
• Optimize the system design by performing trade studies.
• Oversee the efforts of junior engineering staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all engineering staff assigned to a specific project.
• Apply systems engineering processes iteratively, recursively and in parallel (as applicable) throughout the project life cycle to translate identified capability needs into balanced and integrated system solutions.
• Lead, develop, maintain and identify improvements to the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk,