Systems Engineer

About this role

Join a well-funded aerospace and defense startup as a Systems Engineer to drive modular motion control innovation. You'll author and maintain system-level requirements, manage design review deliverables, and coordinate across hardware, software, and mechanical engineering disciplines in a fast-moving, lean environment.

What you'll do

• Author and maintain system-level requirements in JAMA with proper traceability and allocation across disciplines
• Develop and maintain systems engineering deliverables for design reviews (PDR, CDR) and customer submissions
• Maintain traceability between verification activities, test results, and requirements; compile evidence into certification packages
• Decompose work items in the Integrated Master Schedule and communicate program status and risks to leadership
• Facilitate engineering working sessions, design reviews, and cross-functional coordination with action item tracking
• Serve as integration point between systems, hardware, software, and mechanical teams to translate requirements and surface risks early

What they're looking for

• Requirements management (JAMA, DOORS, or equivalent tools)
• Systems engineering methodology (V-model, functional decomposition, MBSE)
• Design review processes (PDR, CDR in aerospace/defense context)
• Technical writing and documentation
• Multi-disciplinary project coordination and stakeholder management
• Requirements traceability and verification matrix development
• Subsystem integration and interface definition
• Project scheduling and action item tracking

Benefits

• Salary: $130,000–$150,000 plus equity
• Medical insurance 100% covered by company
• Competitive benefits package
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k)
• Significant autonomy and impact in a well-funded, revenue-generating startup