Senior Systems Engineer - UAVs

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate who will provide full lifecycle systems engineering technical contribution and leadership in support of unmanned, manned, and optionally piloted aircraft systems. This position is full-time and requires the ability to successfully work in a team environment. The successful candidate must be able to develop requirements, create system design documentation, utilize and maintain existing analytical models, and plan and conduct tests to validate requirements. This position will interface with internal and external project team members, company leadership, and customers.

Duties include, but are not limited to :

• Analyzing customer / stakeholder requirements, decomposing requirements, deriving requirements, and allocating requirements to system and subsystem elements
• Developing system architectures for new and existing systems
• Conducting trade studies and performing design research of engineering concepts and explorations to determine optimal requirements and system architecture
• Developing system / subsystem interface definitions, system schematics, and system design documentation
• Developing test plans and reports
• Leading and conducting various kinds of testing including hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), subsystem and system testing, and flight testing
• Working in conjunction with Software Engineering Team to develop software system requirements and test requirements
• Participating in planning, design, testing, and deployment of moderately complex, engineered systems and software to ensure conformance with functional specifications and customer requirements.
• Performing peer reviews of fellow team members' work
• Assisting in preparation of proposals and presentation materials. Leading or supporting system engineering technical reviews (SETR).
• Traveling to customer locations as needed (>

25% travel may be expected at times)

The successful candidate has :