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# Systems Engineer - ELSYS - (Open Rank)

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Digital Electronics, Ethernet, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Systems Analysis, PCI Express, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Safety Critical Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/399a6e7d-aa17-42a5-b51f-85378c2365e5

## About the Role

Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field of study.

Experience: Five years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, three years with a Master's degree, or zero years with a Ph.D. Experience must reflect full Systems Engineering V-process ownership, including requirements elicitation, decomposition, functional analysis, architecture development, system design, integration, verification, validation, and deployment.

Technical Skills: Proficiency with the definition and utilization of open architectures and standards such as OpenVPX, SOSA, HOST, or OMS/UCI. Experience developing hardware, software, or firmware for embedded environments, including FPGA designs, analog/digital circuits, or other embedded hardware. Knowledge of computer architectures related to embedded hardware and communications standards like Ethernet or PCI Express. Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and the utilization of SysML., * Experience architecting and developing mission systems or safety-critical systems

 * Experience with full system lifecycle development from requirements definition to verification and validation within an MBSE environment
 * Experience architecting and developing reference architectures or containerized software systems
 * Experience architecting and developing RF and sensor systems
 * Knowledge of avionics protocols and interfaces, including ARINC- and VITA-standard protocols, high-speed serial, discrete signal, and analog interfaces
 * Experience guiding technical project execution, including scheduling, risk management, and cross-functional coordination

## Description

This organization is seeking a Systems Engineer to serve as the technical lead for complex embedded systems developed within the Open Systems Development Branch. This individual will own system architecture, requirements development, and technical execution across multidisciplinary engineering teams. The position requires a technical leader who understands the entire engineering lifecycle, can drive architecture decisions, and can effectively coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams from concept through deployment., * Facilitate product or system requirements gathering and analysis with stakeholders

 * Verify systems engineering product life-cycle components including definitions, requirements analysis, synthesis, systems analysis, and implementation
 * Conduct product or system design synthesis, translating requirements into physical architectures for complex systems, and refining interfaces
 * Manage all technical aspects of product or system design, directing resources for large-scale deployments
 * Collaborate with engineering teams to derive tasks from detailed requirements and coordinate technical execution
 * Lead technical meetings, planning activities, and the composition of open architectures and standards
 * Guide teams of electrical, mechanical, and software researchers in support of development efforts