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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - All Levels job in Austin - **Company:** Allen Control Systems - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, Jama (Software) - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.diversity.com/career/2425647/systems-engineer-all-levels-texas-tx-austin ## About the Role * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field. * 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, requirements management, verification planning, or multidisciplinary product development. * Experience writing clear, testable technical requirements and defining practical verification approaches. * Strong understanding of system integration across hardware and software, including the challenges of cross-functional technical ownership. * Ability to evaluate test results, engineering analyses, and other technical evidence against requirement intent. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to align teams around clear technical expectations. * Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with incomplete information, changing priorities, and high ownership. * Experience working across mechanical, electrical, software, and test teams to drive technical closure You'll Stand Out: * Strong systems thinking with the ability to see where interfaces, assumptions, or missing requirements are likely to create downstream problems. * A track record of turning ambiguous technical goals into structured requirements, verification plans, and closure criteria. * Comfort pushing for clarity when ownership, pass/fail criteria, or verification evidence is vague. * Prior experience qualifying defense, aerospace and/ or safety critical applications. * Experience with requirements management in JAMA or DOORS. * A bias toward technical rigor without becoming overly process-heavy. * Good judgment about how much structure is needed to keep fast-moving engineering work aligned and accountable. ## Description We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our team and help architect, define, and mature our next-generation autonomous weapon platforms. In this role, you will turn high-level mission and product objectives into clear requirements, interfaces, verification plans, and technical decisions that guide development across hardware and software. You will work cross-functionally with design, controls, software, test, and operations teams to drive alignment, manage system-level tradeoffs, and ensure the overall system performs as intended. The ideal candidate is technically rigorous, highly collaborative, and excited to bring structure and clarity to complex, fast-moving engineering programs., * Staff Engineer * Senior Staff Engineer Your title and level will be determined based on your experience, skills, and the scope of responsibility appropriate for the role. What You'll Do: * Own the full requirements management and verification process for complex autonomous systems, from requirement definition through verification closure. * Translate program goals, customer needs, and technical constraints into clear, testable system and subsystem requirements. * Define verification strategies, methods, and pass/fail criteria before testing begins, and ensure each requirement has an explicit path to closure. * Drive requirement decomposition, traceability, and alignment across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, and operations teams. * Work closely with test and design engineers to ensure verification activities produce usable evidence and defensible engineering conclusions. * Identify gaps in requirements, verification coverage, and technical ownership early, and drive cross-functional resolution before they become program risks. * Review test results, engineering analyses, and system behavior to determine whether requirements have been satisfied or need refinement. * Help structure design reviews, verification reviews, and technical decision-making around clear evidence rather than informal status. * Support system integration and issue triage by connecting observed behavior back to system requirements and expected behavior. * Manage technical risks and conduct engineering trade studies. * Develop Operations and Maintenance manuals to enforce continuous improvement and align requirements with design processes. * Raise the bar on technical rigor by ensuring the team knows what must be proven, how it will be proven, and what evidence counts as success ## Related Videos - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Times of (climate) crisis - How and why sustainable software is a must!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/988-times-of-climate-crisis-how-and-why-sustainable-software-is-a-must) - [AI Agents & Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2017-ai-agents-agentic-ai) - [Automated Driving - Why is it so hard to introduce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/628-automated-driving-why-is-it-so-hard-to-introduce) - [The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100004-the-ai-native-engineering-org-what-s-real-what-s-hype-what-s-next) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)