Systems Engineer

Job Summary

General Atomics (GA) and its affiliated companies are leading resources for high‑technology systems development spanning the nuclear fuel cycle, remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless, and laser technologies. This full‑time Systems Engineer (SE) position is located in Huntsville, AL, supporting defense‑related development programs and products in the Aerospace Systems Engineering directorate.

• Provide Systems Engineering support to new weapon systems such as tactical missiles, projectiles, and hypersonic vehicles from design and development through integration and test phases of the product life‑cycle.
• May also support Systems Engineering for lasers, satellite systems, or other complex aerospace systems.
• Provide adaptable support to the systems engineering organization, including support for direct government‑funded programs, internal research and development projects, and proposals.
• Use SysML tool Cameo / Magic Draw to produce system models, including developing the standard 9 diagrams of activity, block definition, internal block, package, parametric, requirement, sequence, state machine, and use cases.
• Perform analysis and decomposition of system, segment, subsystem, and assembly requirements, budgets, and margins for mass properties, RF links, power, accuracy, probability of kill, latency, etc.
• Use DOORS to capture requirements, perform requirement flow down, and maintain requirement traceability.
• Support development of system requirements, verification cross reference matrices, verification plans/procedures, and other system engineering artifacts.
• Facilitate development of mechanical, electrical, and logical Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for weapon system applications, including conducting working group meetings, outlining document content, eliciting inputs from other disciplines, editing documents, and leading peer reviews as part of the release process.
• Troubleshoot conflicting design/development requirements, difficult coordination requirements, and special material requirements.
• Support Risk and Opportunity Management activities, meetings, and creation and management of risk mitigation documentation/artifacts.
• May support multiple programs or multiple integrated product teams through system analysis, assembly, integration, and testing phases.
• Collaborate with other engineering staff on design, integration, and test matters and support other teams/disciplines as necessary to develop block definition, internal block definition, activity, state & sequence, or parametric diagrams.
• Support requirement verification and documentation using MBSE/SysML‑based models and linking requirements and model elements to test plans, procedures, test results/reports, and other artifacts.
• Support program design and readiness reviews, including presenting at these reviews.
• Develop systems engineering documentation, artifacts, and contract deliverables with oversight from a Lead Systems Engineer, Chief Engineer, or Program Manager.
• Make technical presentations as required.
• Interface with customers during program shaping, Con Ops development, and requirements derivation activities.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• We operate on a 9x80 schedule with every other Friday off.

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience: four or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or two or more years of experience with a master’s degree. Equivalent experience may substitute education.
• Must have a thorough and broad understanding of engineering concepts and principles, and the ability to apply those concepts to development of cutting‑edge aerospace systems.
• Strong communication,…