General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is a supplier of advanced electromagnetic systems, related power equipment and other high technology products for a variety of government and commercial applications. These include products such as the design and fabrication of linear motors, superconducting and conventional rotating motors, power inverters, high-energy capacitors, radiation monitoring systems, high-voltage direct current power distribution systems, and numerous other products.

We have an exciting opportunity in our Aerospace Systems Engineering Directorate. This full-time position for a Senior Systems Engineer to be located at our Huntsville, AL site.  This position will provide technical expertise for system design and development from requirements definition through verification for weapon system development projects.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBITIES:  Provide technical expertise to lead, or support, the systems engineering aspects of one or more weapon system development projects.Elicit customer and stakeholder needs and define mission and system level requirements.Decompose system level requirements into subsystem and component level requirements.Support definition of verification methods and activities; define acceptance criteria; review verification artifacts for compliance; develop verification statements summarizing closure of verification testing. Define and document system Concept of Operations.Develop DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) viewpoints and models.Develop functional flow diagrams, functional block diagrams, and other systems engineering artifacts using traditional/classical systems engineering techniques.Capture and maintain requirements in DOORS, Jama, or other requirements management tools.Develop system models using SysML and Model Based System Engineering methods in Cameo.Define and manage risks and opportunities and associated mitigation/realization plans.Tailor entrance and exit criteria and objective evidence requirements for formal customer-focused design reviews such as System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Pre-Ship Readiness Review, etc.Develop systems engineering content and briefing materials in support of program management reviews and design reviews.Plan and conduct trade studies, analyze technical data, and extract and document conclusions from results.Support development of subcontract Statements of Work and design specifications such as Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS).Support evaluation of supplier technical proposals.Support peer reviews.Facilitate rapid resolution of delays that impact the program using thorough communication with task leads, program management and other leadership is required.Collaborate daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams.Support development of systems engineering related contract data deliverables.Perform other duties as required.Travel expectations: