Systems Engineer (Hypersonic)

Location: Mojave, California, United States; primarily onsite, with hybrid consideration for well-qualified candidates and remote work outside California for exceptional candidates. Travel is estimated at less than 5%.

Base salary: $101,000–$146,500 for Level II, $120,500–$158,000 for Senior level, or $157,000–$206,000 for Staff level.

Company

Develops reusable air-launched Talon testbeds and operationally realistic hypersonic flight testing to provide data for system validation and national security applications.

What you will do

• Derive, document, track, and verify system requirements throughout the program lifecycle.
• Develop test and evaluation plans for components, subsystems, and vehicles.
• Plan and direct test execution, including readiness reviews, test activities, troubleshooting, and post-test data reviews.
• Architect and optimize test data review and analysis methodologies and tools.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, program management, external customers, and system safety personnel.
• Establish standards for test planning and documentation and ensure compliance.

Requirements

• Direct experience in at least two relevant disciplines, including avionics, seeker systems, energetics, propulsion, guidance and controls, aerodynamics, thermal, or mechanical systems.
• Systems engineering contributions to a major technical review such as SRR, PDR, or CDR.
• Experience integrating one or more missile systems onto a military platform and familiarity with tactical missile constraints and applicable military standards such as 810, 1553, and 1760.
• Experience with MS Office, CAD, configuration management systems such as Jira or Git, and requirements management systems such as Jama, Cameo, or DOORS.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET-level or higher security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and 2–20 years of relevant experience, depending on level.

Nice to have

• Experience integrating high-Mach or hypersonic systems onto military platforms.
• Experience with WOSA, MOSA, kill-chain models, hot-structure airframes, or operational analysis.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Programming experience with Matlab or Python and CAD experience with NX.

Culture & Benefits

• 9/80 work schedule.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into a 401(k) plan, up to $11,500.
• Tuition reimbursement.