Senior Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


Portsmouth, United States Wilcox Industries Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionWilcox develops innovative, world class electro-mechanical combat systems for today’s warfighters and law enforcement officers. We are currently seeking a full-time Senior Systems Engineer to join our team to ensure Wilcox is delivering a best-in-class product.  The Senior Systems Engineers (SE) serves as the technical authority within a project and works across numerous disciplines to ensure Wilcox is delivering a best-in-class product. At Wilcox, SEs are “hands on” in the development process, bringing designs from low TRL/MRL to high TRL/MRL. SEs work closely with other engineers, program management, quality, external partners, and the customers to ensure Wilcox stays on the leading edge of technology and innovation while ensuring the team is delivering a product that our customer can trust their life with. 

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Serve as the technical authority in the development of advanced military systems.
  • Generate user requirement documents with input from the customer, users, business development team, and others as necessary. Translate user requirements to functional specifications and product requirements.
  • Establish system design architectures, specifications, trade studies and conceptual designs to provide direction to the product engineering development team.
  • Arbitrate technical decisions between engineering disciplines through informed, methodical decision-making process that reflects thorough understanding of product requirements and customer priorities.
  • Lead development and maintenance of detailed Interface Control Documents. 
  • Lead or assist in troubleshooting products throughout all phases of the product lifecycle.
  • Work closely with the sales and business development team to provide customer facing support.
  • Support development by writing and briefing proposals, responding to RFIs, writing white papers, and participating in proposal reviews.
  • Works closely with Program Managers to establish technical work breakdown structure for development programs and to provide input into the development budget. 
  • Guides development efforts to support technologies and features that have future relevance in the marketplace. 
  • Communicate the status of assigned work including current progress, estimated time to completion, risks, and any required software, equipment, tools, etc. necessary to accomplish assigned work.
  • Develop and execute test plans to verify and validate requirements, analyze the results, and identify areas for improvement as part of the SEIT group.
  • Serve as a key member of the Verification and Validation team to ensure all design testing is done in accordance with specified standards. 
  • Assist with failure analysis and develop resolutions for system issues.
  • Generate and present technical briefings to company staff and customers including project kickoffs, design reviews, and test readiness reviews.
  • Contribute innovative ideas for product development and process improvement efforts.
  • Mentorship to Jr. Systems Engineers.
  • Perform other duties as necessary when directed to do so to support business needs.
Qualifications and Requirements
Required: 
  • Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering or a related engineering discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in a systems’ engineering role or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Working knowledge of product development throughout the entire product lifecycle, including design reviews and test readiness reviews.
  • Detailed knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems and their controls.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
  • Proposal writing experience.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability while working well in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills.
  • Must be able to maintain composure in dealing with executives, customers, and staff, occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations.
  • Motivated and self-directed.
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Ability to adapt to modern software and work methodologies.
  • Regular on-site attendance is a necessary function of this position. 
  • Wilcox is a U.S. government defense contractor, and this position requires access to export-controlled technology. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access U.S. government-controlled technology prior to beginning work.
Preferred: 
  • Master’s degree in systems engineering or a related engineering discipline.
  • Experience with military standards, specifically MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-810. 
  • Basic scripting and data processing. 
  • Ability to use model-base systems engineering (MBSE) tools. 
  • Experience with US Department of Defense contracts and requirements. 
  • Experience managing direct reports, including Jr. Systems Engineers. 
**Compensation offered may vary depending upon job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  
Wilcox provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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