Systems Engineer, Strategic Defense

Irvine · Irvine, CA (OC-62) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 4-6 years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026

At a glance

We are looking to hire a Systems Engineer to join our rapid growing team in Irvine, CA or Huntsville, AL.
This role will focus on the Guam Defense System Battle Manager product and help create a new strategic business line within Air Defense.
Each deployment often comes with a unique combination of hardware and software products, and you will own the technical success of the end-to-end solution we ship.

Lead the capture of requirements and capabilities for system integrations
Lead the integration of emerging capabilities, bringing new products into the family of systems
Lead requirements decomposition across cross-functional teams, defining success in the face of ambiguity
Responsible for scoping ideal system laydown, scrutinizing system performance, and ensuring the deployed system is meeting customer requirements
Responsible for making tradeoffs across capability, timelines, risk, cost, and other factors to deliver an outcome
Own systems end to end with the ability to identify and solve problems between the seams and push through to reach an ultimate outcome

4-6 years of hardware and software systems engineering experience
Degree in Engineering, Physics, Robotics, Mathematics, or a related field
Demonstrated use of model based systems engineering across program lifecycle
Experience with tools such as: JAMA, Cameo, Matlab, Simulink, AFSIM
Experience with programming languages such as Python, C/C++, or Rust for analysis and simulation
Skilled in Statistics, AI/ML, MBSE, requirements construction, management and traceability, test and evaluation, and verification and validation
Demonstrated proficiency in the application of engineering standards into engineering processes or requirements
Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross-functional teams
Comfortable working with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and challenging problems
Excellent communication and presentation skills

Familiarity with Tactical Data Links (TDL), Link 16, including design, integration, and test
Familiarity with Linux OS. Comfortable obtaining data from software platforms using command-line tools
Previous experience in a defense, naval, or aerospace environment
Experience with any of the following: robotics, autonomous systems, radar, optics, computer vision, wireless communication, software defined radios, networking
Exceptional proficiency with Python and/or MATLAB for data parsing and data visualization
Experience working with mid and upper tier Air Defense systems in the Army, Navy, Air Force or the Missile Defense Agency
Experience with mid and upper tier Air Defense Command and Control programs

Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next

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