Systems Engineer, Launched Effects
Core
Define systems engineering strategies, design automated integration tests, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver critical capabilities for tactical drones (Altius, Anvil, Bolt, Ghost) in the defense sector.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Safety-Critical)
Builds
Tactical Recon & Strike division products including small aerial drones and their operational systems
Domain
Defense / Aerospace Robotics / Safety-Critical Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Systems engineering principles, safety-critical software development, requirements-driven verification and validation, automated system-level integration testing, cloud infrastructure management, large-scale data modeling and visualization, statistics, AI/ML
Preferred skills
Sensor modeling and simulation, building programs from ground up, rolling out disruptive organizational process changes, creating communication plans for stakeholders
Technologies
Python, C++, Rust, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Palantir Foundry, Tableau, AFSIM, JIRA, Confluence
Responsibilities
Define systems engineering strategies to drive requirements and verification; Design and implement automated system-level integration tests on SITL, HITL, and hybrid testbeds; Coordinate and execute frequent test events from simulations to hardware-in-the-loop demonstrations; Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams; Identify and resolve systemic execution issues and key cross-team dependencies; Support leads with staffing plans and prioritization conflicts
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with strategic guidance
