Mid-Level Systems Engineer

AV Inc. is seeking highly motivated System Engineers to join our prime contract. Members of this team perform ranging System Engineering activities at the organization level and work with multiple product teams to develop best practices and common System Engineering threads across related projects. Key wide responsibilities will include: applying systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases - Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement; interacting with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts; and communicating with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives., * Work with a team of Engineers to capture and triage requirements, design system architecture for program continuity, document system architecture using Cameo, interface with stakeholders and product teams, perform Analysis of Alternatives, and assist in future planning activities.

• Use the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) agile methodology to deliver value to the mission.
• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
• Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project’s technical design.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
• Present SE frameworks to the team and government leadership that could be streamlined and implemented across all product teams.
• Researching & Developing to include creating documentation, reports and presentations to showcase the work performed for customer feedback and buy in.

• EXPERIENCE: minimum of 10 years of relevant experience including experience with creating documentation including but not limited to CONOPS, SSPs, SOPs, RVTMs, etc. 4 years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

EDUCATION: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline.

• Qualified Engineering degree examples include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management. Related discipline examples include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Active Top Secret/SCI with polygraph

Salary Range : $125,000.00 - $220,000.00

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity, as well as alignment with market data.

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.

Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty - and succeed.

What We Do

Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.