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This is an experienced systems designer with extensive Life-Cycle development experience who is the natural technical reference, internally and with external partners, on complex system engineering questions.\nDeep technical knowledge, sound systems-engineering judgment, and a willingness to learn are required. The preparation, maintenance, and control of company technical documentation is also part of this role's responsibilities, and the position may provide work leadership by training, assigning, and monitoring the work of junior systems engineers.\nResponsibilities\nTranslate customer, OEM, and product needs into system, sub-system, and equipment requirements, including aircraft (A/C) integration considerations for IFC and SATCOM products\nPerform high-level system and sub-system design, including A/C integration, and consult with users to determine hardware, software, or system functional specifications\nCreate and maintain Use Cases, requirement documents, and system architecture using Use Cases and other proven systems-engineering methods\nAnalyze and verify that designs meet requirements, and that sub-system to sub-system interfaces are consistent and correctly designed\nPerform detailed analysis and propose design solutions to resolve system problems, applying systems-engineering principles tailored to the system, customer, and development organization\nPrepare System and Component Level documents (Requirements, Design Description, Safety/Reliability/Maintainability, System Interconnect Diagrams, Outline Drawings, etc.)\nConsult with end users and customers to validate that designs meet client needs; participate in the creation and presentation of design reviews, both internal and customer-facing\nManage technical projects and work packages, including R&D projects as required\nWork closely with external suppliers, customers, managed service providers, and other stakeholders\nSupport system and acceptance testing activities\nTrain and mentor junior systems engineers and development staff on company products and systems-engineering process and application, to increase productivity, quality, and consistency\nScout the market for novel relevant technologies, initiate investigation, and drive potential adoption into company products\nUse standardized analysis techniques, document formats, and design review formats to reinforce consistent application of the systems-engineering process\nContinuously contribute to improving established processes\nPerform other job-related duties as assigned\nRequirements\nBachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in a related field\nSystem Engineering Master of Science Degree and/or INCOSE certification welcome but not mandatory\n6-10+ years of experience working in a complex systems-engineering role, ideally within SATCOM, In-Flight Connectivity, or related aerospace/communications systems\nFull competence in systems-engineering techniques across the product life cycle\nExperience with requirements management tools, Application Lifecycle Management (Polarion ALM preffered) tools, and/or model-based systems-engineering tools (preferred)\nExperience managing multilevel requirements sets (preferred)\nExperience with AutoCAD for outline drawings of LRUs (preferred)\nIP networking knowledge\nSatellite communications knowledge\nAbility to support system and acceptance testing\nBenefits\nThe base salary range for this position is $112,000 - 169,000 per year and reflects multiple levels within the role. 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