Senior Staff Systems Engineer

Job Description:

Saab Inc., Land Systems division is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our System Engineering, Integration and Test team to work in a rapid and dynamic growing environment. The candidate will demonstrate experience and knowledge of Department of Defense products, specifically in weapon systems. The Senior Systems Engineer will apply broad engineering skills, experience, and knowledge to solve system engineering problems without coaching and supervision. The candidate will work closely with the project and program leadership, business development and capture teams, engineering leadership and teams across divisions and locations. Travel is required, both domestic and international. The position is in Syracuse, New York.  

Required responsibilities Include:

• Define, develop, and decompose threat, mission, system deployment and product requirements, often based on limited customer inputs, existing product (including commercial off-the-shelf) availability and division strategies.

• Perform functional analysis and requirements allocation to lower level elements, including established defense and aerospace industry standards.

• Develop and flow down specific system test and evaluation plans, including evaluation criteria, needed resources, suppliers, facilities and budgets.

• Work with program leadership, engineering, operations, business development, program capture, supply chain, quality, finance, security, export control and other functions to provide technical oversight to product development and production.

• Interface with existing and potential customers, such as US Government, academic, and industry partners, to identify the most feasible initiatives and solutions for a given product.

• Work closely with existing product design authorities and jointly generate the best solution for given problems, as well as communicate effectively with suppliers, customers, and teammates.

• Lead small teams of engineering development, integration, and demonstration.

• Contribute to proposal efforts, whitepapers, RFI responses, technical volume generation, estimates and reviews.

• Actively assist with other division and inter-division efforts.

• Contribute to professional development of less seasoned engineers.

Compensation Range: $128,800 - $167,400

The compensation range provided is a general guideline. When extending an offer, Saab, Inc. considers factors including (but not limited to) the role and associated responsibilities, location, and market and business considerations, as well as the candidate's work experience, key skills, and education/training.

Skills and Experience:

Required Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering and 8+ years of experience in related field; or Master of Science in Engineering and 6+ years of experience.

• Working experience with DoD and defense/aerospace industry engineering processes, procedures, requirements, tools, and practices.

• Working knowledge of specifications and requirements development, decomposition, flow-down, interface definitions, and requirements verification through demonstration and test; generate proper documentation to support and capture the above efforts.

• Hands-on experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) and other tools, such as Cameo, DOORS, Agile, Jira, MATLAB, etc.

• Effective communications with leadership, subordinates, and peers.

• Self-starter, working with minimum direction.

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance (Secret minimum, active clearance a plus).

• International and mostly domestic travel is required.

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Hands-on experience with weapon systems (UAS, missiles, munitions, and platforms in land, sea, and air domains) concepts of operation, design, manufacturing, integration, test, production, and life cycle sustainment.

• Experience and/or education in mechanical and aerospace engineering, including missile propulsion, guided flight controls, fire controls, and launchers

Citizenship Requirements:

Must be a U.S. citizen. Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Drug-Free Workplaces:

Saab is a federal government contractor and adheres to policies and programs necessary for sustaining drug-free workplaces. As a condition of employment, candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen.