• • Manage software development and system integration and test efforts
  • Oversee hardware design and integration
  • Drive HMI feature development
  • Support fielded systems and lead issue investigations

• • Takes ownership of technical solutions, budgets, schedules, and outcomes
  • Can challenge and guide functional engineering disciplines using a solid understanding of the details
  • Can translate complex, system‑wide technical information into concise, mission‑focused updates for customers and stakeholders
  • Thrives in a fast‑paced QRC environment with evolving requirements and aggressive timelines

• Serve as the primary Systems / Project Engineer for QRC efforts from concept through development, integration, test, and field support/sustainment.
• Develop and maintain a working understanding of the full UAS (aircraft, GCS, datalinks, propulsion/fuel, video, communications, payloads) and cross-system impacts and dependencies
• Manage software development and release cycles, including requirements definition, prioritization, coordination with software teams, integration/regression testing, and delivery to the field
• Lead HMI feature development for ground and/or airborne systems, ensuring user needs and operational workflows are captured, implemented, and validated
• Oversee hardware design and integration, coordinating with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering to ensure designs meet component and system‑level requirements
• Support fielded systems, including coordination and occasional participation in field activities, troubleshooting, and issue resolution; act as an engineering point of contact for field and customer support teams
• Lead technical investigations for issues and anomalies: reproduce problems, drive root cause analysis and corrective actions, and verify fixes across the full system
• Own systems engineering activities from requirements and architecture development through integration, verification, and validation, including requirements traceability and system analysis/trade studies to balance performance, cost, schedule, and mission objectives
• Maintain/develop sufficient low‑level technical understanding (software/hardware interfaces, message formats, HMI behaviors, control logic) to effectively guide and challenge functional engineering teams
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and engineering cost estimates; track progress, manage risks and dependencies, and drive actions to keep efforts on track
• Coordinate and lead integration and test activities (lab, ground, and flight as applicable), including test planning, procedure development, execution oversight, and results review
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise technical and project status briefings for customers, program management, and senior leadership
• Support or lead business development and proposal efforts for QRC capabilities, contributing to technical scope, engineering estimates, and schedules
• Perform other duties as assigned or required

• Typically requires a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows:
  • 9 or more years with a bachelor’s degree, or
  • 7 or more years with a master’s degree, or
  • 4 or more years with a PhD.
    Equivalent engineering experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
• Proven experience as a Systems Engineer and/or Project Engineer on complex aerospace, defense, or mission system programs, with responsibility for both technical content and project execution
• QRC or experience working in a lean, fast-paced engineering environment is highly desirable
• Experience managing software development and releases, including coordination with software teams, integration/test, and delivery to operational users
• Experience with HMI or user interface feature development (e.g., ground control stations, operator consoles), including capturing user needs and validating usability and user experience
• Experience overseeing hardware design and integration and working with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering disciplines
• Strong systems engineering background, including requirements development and management, system architecture design, integration, verification and validation, and root cause/corrective action
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both low‑level technical detail and high‑level system view, and to provide clear summaries and recommendations to customers and leadership
• Strong project management skills: planning, scheduling, risk management, coordination of cross‑functional teams, and tracking to cost/schedule/performance in a fast‑paced environment
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics and project status to customers, management, and cross‑functional teams.
• Strong sense of ownership and work ethic; takes responsibility for outcomes and is willing to put in the effort required to meet QRC schedules and mission needs
• Customer‑focused, with a commitment to supporting the mission and continuously improving both technical solutions and processes
• Able to work independently with minimal direction and excel in a collaborative, high‑performing team environment

• Embedded or real‑time software and software integration
• Test and verification techniques and tools
• Manufacturing engineering principles and design for producibility
• Systems engineering, system test and integration, and subcontractor/supplier management
• Proposal development, basis of estimates (BOEs), and EVMS or similar project tracking methods
• Commercial and/or DoD product development lifecycles
• Familiarity with Linux/UNIX and Windows environments; experience with development, integration, or system administration tools is a plus

Clearance Required?: Desired
Clearance Level: Secret
US Citizenship Required?: Yes