Manager Systems Engineering (Radar, RF, Sensor Systems)

Location: Richardson, Texas, United States; onsite

Company

hirify.global develops end-to-end defense technology solutions connecting space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of systems engineers while providing direct systems engineering support to active programs.
• Plan, design, manufacture, integrate, and test radar, RF, and sensor-based systems with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Define, decompose, allocate, and trace hardware and software requirements through verification, design reviews, and documentation.
• Develop concepts of employment, use cases, functional block diagrams, sequence diagrams, and interface definitions.
• Identify technical risks and knowledge gaps, coordinate prototype testing and analysis, and drive engineering process improvements.
• Manage SE resources, engineering overhead budgets, career development, proposals, cost estimates, and program support across multiple responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of related experience; 13 years may substitute for a degree.
• At least 3 years of experience leading a technical team.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing radar, RF, or sensor systems.
• Expertise in systems engineering disciplines and the government program acquisition lifecycle.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, collaboration, and people leadership skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Active US Secret security clearance required; applicants must be eligible for US security clearance access.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• Systems engineering functional management and project leadership experience, including Control Account Management and Earned Value Management.
• Aerospace systems experience, particularly integrated hardware/software products.
• Knowledge of military specifications and standards, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and design-to-cost practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and engaging environment focused on professional growth, work-life success, and organizational excellence.
• 9/80 schedule: work nine of every fourteen days for 80 hours, with every other Friday off.
• Opportunity to coach and motivate systems engineers and support career development.
• Equal opportunity workplace with pre-employment background and substance-abuse checks where permitted by law.