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Senior Systems Engineer

Lensa
Santa Barbara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/23/2025
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Experienced Systems Engineer

Job Description

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape new products from scratch and improve existing ones. The candidate will work closely with customers to develop system concepts, technical requirements, and product specifications. Additionally, the candidate will oversee systems design throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Develop system concepts, technical requirements, and product specifications in collaboration with customers.
  • Oversee systems design from concept to completion.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers.
  • Lead architecture development, interface definition, system modeling, algorithm development, data analysis, and trade studies.
  • Provide technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Report progress to management and customer representatives.
  • Support systems integration and customer trial activities.
  • Generate technical requirements and specifications, manage requirements, and ensure compliance traceability.

Essential Skills

  • Proficiency in MATLAB.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers.
  • Strong experience in system design from concept to completion.
  • PCB design experience.
  • Experience in electrical engineering, radar, and sonar.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience in architecture development, interface definition, system modeling, algorithm development, data analysis, and trade studies.
  • Ability to provide technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Effective progress reporting skills to management and customer representatives.
  • Experience in supporting systems integration and customer trial activities.
  • Capability to generate technical requirements and specifications, manage requirements, and ensure compliance traceability.

Work Environment

The work environment involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, electrical, and software engineers. The role requires hands-on work with MATLAB and PCB design, as well as involvement in the systems integration and customer trial activities. The candidate will be expected to provide technical leadership and report progress to both management and customer representatives.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $220000.00/yr.

Benefits include medical, dental and vision, life insurance, paid vacation and sick time, 3% 401K contribution (no matching required), company events.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Santa Barbara,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 28, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, Diversity And Inclusion Are a Bridge Towards The Equity And Success Of Our People. DE&I Are Embedded Into Our Culture Through

  • Hiring diverse talent
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com ( actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

Salary : $150,000 - $220,000

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