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GA-EMS’ expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.\nWe currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team located in San Diego, CA.\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\nSystems Engineering & Architecture Leadership\nLead software and firmware systems engineering activities for complex, real-time embedded and mission-critical systems.\nServe as the software/firmware system architect, defining end-to-end architectures and allocating functionality between hardware, firmware, and software.\nDevelop and manage systems engineering artifacts related to software and firmware, including requirements, use cases, interface control documents, data/interface definitions, architecture descriptions, technical baselines, and verification and validation plans.\nUse MBSE and SysML/UML tools to:Capture and decompose system, subsystem, and lower-level software/firmware requirements.\nDevelop and maintain system models\nSupport design trades and system behavior/performance characterization\n\nProvide technical guidance to systems engineering staff and integrated product teams; 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