Senior Systems Engineer

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will provide technical leadership throughout the systems engineering lifecycle, helping define system architecture, guide integration efforts, troubleshoot complex issues, and support modernization initiatives. You'll play a key role in ensuring complex defense systems meet demanding customer requirements while mentoring less experienced engineers and driving engineering best practices., * Lead systems engineering activities across the full program lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture, integration, verification, and sustainment.

• Develop and maintain system architectures for complex defense and training platforms.
• Provide technical leadership for modernization efforts involving legacy systems and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, test, and program engineering teams to ensure successful system integration.
• Evaluate system performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, maintainability, and overall capability.
• Lead technical reviews, design discussions, and engineering trade studies.
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues involving hardware, software, networking, and interfaces.
• Mentor junior engineers while promoting sound engineering processes and technical excellence.
• Support customer demonstrations, technical documentation, integration testing, and system validation activities.

• Active U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance (or higher) with an investigation completed within the past five years.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another related technical discipline.
• Eight (8) or more years of systems engineering experience supporting complex defense, aerospace, or mission-critical programs.
• Strong background in systems integration, architecture development, and technical problem solving.
• Experience leading technical efforts within multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Ability to analyze complex system behavior and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Ability to obtain required Special Access authorizations.
• U.S. Citizenship is required due to government contract requirements.
• Ability to support occasional travel and extended work schedules when program requirements dictate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Mission systems integration
• Electronic Warfare (EW)
• Radar or EO/IR sensor technologies
• C4ISR systems
• Avionics integration
• Secure communications
• Signal processing (DSP)
• Ethernet/TCP/IP networking
• MIL-STD-1553
• ARINC 429 or ARINC 664
• Systems modeling and interface management
• Agile, Scrum, or traditional systems engineering methodologies

• Lead technically challenging projects alongside experienced multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Influence the design and evolution of next-generation mission systems.
• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and relocation assistance for qualified candidates.
• Long-term career growth within a stable engineering organization.

Work Environment

• Full-time onsite position located in Binghamton, New York.
• Engineering offices, laboratories, and manufacturing environments.
• Occasional domestic travel may be required.
• Flexibility to support periodic extended hours based on program requirements.