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AV lists this Lead Systems Engineer opportunity in germantown, Maryland. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position Summary
The Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for leading requirements management, architecture definition, interface control, and verification planning for complex, multi-disciplinary systems. They will collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and test teams to integrate subsystems into mission-capable solutions, manage technical risks, and ensure our systems meet customer performance, schedule, and cost objectives.
Worker Type
Regular
Job Description
Position Summary
The Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for leading requirements management, architecture definition, interface control, and verification planning for complex, multi-disciplinary systems. They will collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and test teams to integrate subsystems into mission-capable solutions, manage technical risks, and ensure our systems meet customer performance, schedule, and cost objectives.
Key Responsibilities
System Architecture & Design
Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements from customer needs through verification and validation
Establish and maintain bidirectional traceability between requirements, design elements, and verification methods using requirements management tools
Define and document system and subsystem interfaces (mechanical, electrical, optical, RF, data) through Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Develop system architectures, functional flows, and physical decompositions for electromechanical, opto-mechanical, and RF systems
Conduct trade studies and technical analyses to support design decisions and optimize system performance against cost, schedule, and performance constraints
Create verification matrices and test plans that map requirements to appropriate verification methods (test, analysis, inspection, demonstration)
Develop integration strategies and support integration activities for multi-disciplinary systems across subsystems and suppliers
Support system-level testing, verification events, and validation activities to ensure requirements are met
Collaborate daily with mechanical, electrical, software, optical, and RF engineers to resolve technical issues and ensure system-level integration
Identify, assess, and track technical risks; develop mitigation plans in collaboration with engineering teams
Prepare technical specifications, reports, design documentation, and presentations for internal teams and customers
Assess impact of requirements changes and support change control processes to maintain technical and programmatic integrity
Contribute to continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, tools, templates, and best practices
Technical Leadership & Coordination
Serve as the technical lead across cross-functional teams (e.g., electrical, mechanical, software, RF, test, manufacturing, quality).
Lead customer and technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.), ensuring design maturity and risk mitigation.
Provide technical guidance to systems engineers and contributing engineers and review technical work products for quality, completeness, and alignment with system requirements.
Act as the primary technical point of contact for internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers.
Represent technical status and risk to internal leadership/stakeholders during reviews such as PMRs.
Requirements & Configuration Management
Lead requirements capture, analysis, allocation, and traceability using appropriate tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, etc.).
Manage configuration baselines and ensure changes are controlled, documented, and communicated.
Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and customer specifications.
Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V)
Define system integration strategy and test approach across lab, field, and production environments.
Develop and/or oversee test plans, procedures, and reports for system-level verification and validation.
Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for integration and test issues, collaborating with design teams.
Risk, Quality & Lifecycle Management
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Worksite address
germantown, MD, 20875, US
Who can apply
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