SEIT Lead

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 220,000-292,000 · 8+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 19, 2026

At a glance

You will own requirements, interfaces, and the verification plan for a maritime autonomous vehicle, and run the campaign that takes it from separate subsystem deliveries to a vehicle that works in the water.
You will lead the SEIT function and direct the MBSE systems engineer supporting it.

Own the vehicle requirements baseline, from program requirements down to subsystem specifications
Own interface management: ICDs, interface control, and change control across subsystems
Define and own the verification and validation plan, including the requirements verification matrix
Plan and run the integration and test campaign: bench, SITL, HITL, dockside, and at-sea
Own vehicle technical budgets: mass, volume, power, energy, and buoyancy
Chair design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and drive actions to closure
Lead test readiness and anomaly resolution during at-sea testing
Direct the MBSE systems engineer and set how the system model is used on the program
Travel up to 25% to test sites and operational locations

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
8+ years in systems engineering on complex hardware and software vehicles, including at least 2 years leading integration and test
Experience owning requirements and interface baselines across multiple subsystem teams
Experience planning and executing verification campaigns on physical hardware
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

Experience with AUV, UUV, submarine, spacecraft, or aircraft integration and test
Experience with MBSE and SysML, either owning a system model or consuming one
Experience leading at-sea or remote field test campaigns
Experience on a program where the requirements baseline did not exist yet
Experience in defense or maritime robotics