Project Systems Engineer

$105,890 - $189,545/Yr

General Atomics - Poway, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Poway, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking a Project Systems Engineer to join our team. This position plays a crucial role in the development, fabrication, testing, integration, and maintenance of new or existing systems on GA-ASI's Unmanned Air Systems (UAS). Under general supervision with limited review, the Project Systems Engineer will be responsible for determining and developing effective approaches for resolving a wide range of difficult engineering problems. Assignments will be outlined in terms of overall objectives and anticipated results, with work reviewed at milestones or upon completion to ensure adequacy in meeting objectives. The engineer will document findings, communicate results to the engineering staff, and make technical presentations as required. Additionally, this role may involve coordinating segments of specific projects and maintaining frequent inter-organization and customer contact on challenging technical issues. The engineer will also provide direction to design or technical staff and may mentor less experienced professionals. The Project Systems Engineer will be tasked with providing systems engineering and technical coordination throughout the lifecycle of projects. This includes determining technical objectives for solutions to engineering problems, performing system analysis, generating requirements, and developing system architecture and designs. The engineer will lead a team of diverse, cross-functional staff, support the development of test plans, and manage the integration, verification, and validation of systems through flight tests. Troubleshooting conflicting design/development requirements and project coordination difficulties will also be part of the role, as well as coordinating and interfacing with customers, contractors, and engineering groups assigned to projects. The engineer will develop program plans, estimates, and schedules, executing programs in accordance with those plans, and will summarize and report project status regularly while effectively documenting and communicating any delays or issues with team members. Furthermore, the engineer will provide support for proposals and white papers and represent the organization at technical reviews, meetings, and system-level integrations.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering and technical coordination for the development, fabrication, testing, integration, and maintenance of new or existing systems on GA-ASI, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).
• Determine the technical objectives for solution(s) to engineering problems.
• Perform system analysis, generate requirements, and develop system architecture and designs.
• Provide direction to technical staff and may lead a team of diverse, cross-functional staff.
• Support the development of test plans and manage the integration, verification, and validation of systems through flight test.
• Troubleshoot conflicting design/development requirements, project coordination difficulties, and on-site integration and testing concerns.
• Coordinate and interface with customers, contractors, and engineering groups assigned to projects.
• Develop program plans, estimates, and schedules and execute programs in accordance with those plans.
• Summarize and report weekly/monthly project status as well as effectively document and communicate project delays or issues with team members.
• Provide support for proposals and white papers.
• Represent the organization at technical reviews, meetings, and system level integrations.

Requirements

• 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 as follows; nine or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree, seven or more years of experience with a master's degree, or four or more years with a PhD.
• Demonstrates a broad understanding of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.
• Must be able to understand and apply new concepts quickly in a fast-paced, evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and determine the appropriate approach at the task level, or with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to complex problems.
• Must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals.
• Must be customer focused and able to work on a self-initiated, independent basis or in a team environment.
• Must have ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.
• Must have ability to direct system-level design through interconnects and interface control documentation.
• Experience with payload integration, software, datalinks, and computer networking is a plus.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with payload integration, software, datalinks, and computer networking is a plus.