CareerPlan

Systems Engineer, Army (CUAS)

Irvine, CA (OC-62)Full-time$146k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Design, integrate, validate, and sustain deployable counter-UAS systems for the U.S. Army, ensuring they function in field conditions with minimal on-site engineering support.

Role type

Senior hands-on Systems Engineer (Hardware/Software Integration)

Builds

Deployable air defense and counter-UAS systems (Pulsar, Wisp, etc.) for the U.S. Army

Domain

Defense / Air Defense / Counter-UAS

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, hardware integration, calibration, test planning and execution, root cause analysis, procedure writing, technical presentation, Linux command line, Python

Preferred skills

Deployable/expeditionary systems experience, operator training material development, sensor depth (radar, RF, EO/IR), RMF/ATO process, Army customer delivery, military service

Technologies

Lattice OS, Pulsar, Wisp, Linux, Python

Responsibilities

Own requirements and verification records for a subsystem; integrate and calibrate hardware at the range; write site setup, calibration, and training procedures; troubleshoot field issues and travel to sites for hands-on support; present results to technical working groups and customers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC