About this opportunity
West Search Partners, LLC lists this Lead Systems Engineer opportunity in boulder, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
West Search Partners is partnering with an innovative, technology-driven organization to identify an experienced Lead Systems Engineer for a key role within its Engineering team.
This position will serve as the system-level technical authority for complex, multidisciplinary instrumentation products , leading system architecture, integration, requirements, and verification across the full product lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior technical professional who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, influencing technical direction, and helping build and mature systems engineering capabilities within a growing organization.
The Role
The Lead Systems Engineer will own system-level architecture and provide technical leadership across electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, optics, sensors, and other engineering disciplines. This individual will establish best practices, drive cross-functional alignment, and ensure products meet performance, reliability, quality, and manufacturability requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Own system architecture, decomposition, interface definition, and performance requirements across subsystems
Serve as the system-level technical authority for architecture decisions and engineering trade-offs
Lead requirements development and maintain traceability from customer needs through verification using JAMA, DOORS, or equivalent tools
Drive system integration, verification, validation, and performance characterization
Identify and mitigate cross-functional technical risks and integration gaps early in development
Lead root-cause analysis of complex system-level issues using analytical and experimental methods
Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality throughout design transfer, production ramp, and sustaining activities
Lead technical trade studies, DFMEA, hazard analysis, and system-level risk assessments
Establish and continuously improve systems engineering processes, tools, and best practices
Mentor engineers and promote strong systems thinking across technical disciplines
Required Qualifications
BS in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering/Science, or a related scientific/engineering discipline; MS or PhD preferred
8+ years of experience in complex instrumentation, precision products, or similarly sophisticated engineering environments
Demonstrated experience serving as a system-level integrator across multiple engineering disciplines
Experience with real-time systems, sensors, optics/photonics, electromechanical systems, signal processing, embedded systems, and/or related technologies
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including modeling and experimental validation
Experience with requirements management tools such as JAMA or DOORS
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Python
Knowledge of control systems, sensor integration, signal processing, and embedded systems
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
Experience leading system architecture and integration for cross-functional product development programs
Experience establishing or maturing systems engineering practices
Experience in regulated or high-reliability industries such as medical device, semiconductor, aerospace, or scientific instrumentation
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This role offers the opportunity to remain deeply technical while having significant influence over system architecture, engineering strategy, and technical decision-making . The successful candidate will also play an important role in developing a systems engineering function with the potential for expanded leadership responsibilities as the organization grows.
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Worksite address
boulder, CO, 80301, US
Who can apply
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