Sr. Systems Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Safran
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90011
Description:
Entity
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Electronics & Defense is an international company with over 12,000 employees. They mobilize their expertise and team spirit to design high-tech solutions in the aerospace, defense, and space industries. By combining human and technological intelligence, the company develops products and services to help civilian and military players observe, decide and guide on land, at sea, in the sky, and space. And thus contribute to a safer world.
Reference number
2024-146065
Job details
Domain
Performance and Support
Job field / Job profile
Architecture and systems engineering - Systems engineering
Job title
Sr. Systems Engineer
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Employees / Staff
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
Job Summary
The Sr. Systems Engineer is a key member of a cross-disciplinary team helping drive the design, development, integration and test, and launch for the next generation of business, regional, military, and air-transport aircraft. The Sr. Systems Engineer responsibilities will span full lifecycle development and sustainment from the beginning of a program to final test and delivery. The Sr. System Engineer supports sustainment through resolving cross functional technical issues over the entire product lifecycle, resolving part obsolescence issues, integrates modernization upgrades and modification solutions, and assisting in monitoring supplier performance to ensure system integration and compliance with requirements.
Essential Job Functions
Participate in plan, design, develop, and verify systems development and system solutions.
Evaluate customer and operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces.
Implement verification and validation of system requirements with proper flow down and traceability for system and hardware components to include verification, validation, and test plans and schedules, procedures and documentation, execution, and requirements closeout.
Support interface development, documentation, and compliance and system integration to ensure system success.
Provide engineering support for trade studies and impact analysis, failure analysis, and modeling.
Interact and collaborate with customers, cross-functional teams, manufacturing operations, and program management to resolve problems and implement solutions.
Ability to provide technical solution to a wide range of difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area.
Other duties may be assigned
Travel specifictity
This position has interaction and responsibility for the Irvine, CA teams. Potential travel between Irvine and other locations (less than 10%).
Additional description
The Sr. Systems Engineer will have significant knowledge of projects, systems, and applicable regulatory requirements in assigned portfolio of moderate to high complexity.
Lead technical proposal preparation and serve as the subject matter expert in non-advocate, internal and customer reviews.
Serve as the test lead in integration, verification and validation for products and sub-systems of moderate to high complexity.
Estimate, track, manage, and report status relating to technical, cost, schedule, and risk performance for assignments scope of work which may span across multiple projects.
Decisions may have major impact on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
Review metrics and defect trends, identify systemic root causes and process improvements.
Recommend new approached, tools and techniques that drive continued improvements.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
-This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. green card holder), political asylee or refugee
Candidate skills & requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge or experience with electrical, or electronic system design, analysis and qualification
Experience with Cockpit Control Panels (CCPs) and Pushbutton (PBAs) switches per Mil-PRF-22885
Knowledge or experience in electro-mechanical systems or aerospace mechanical systems
Knowledge or experience in aerospace development processes
Knowledge of DOORS software for Requirements capture and management
Leadership Skills / Management Skills / Personal Skills
Inductive reasoning
Integrity
Judgement and problem solving
Leadership
Communication, both verbally and written and through active listening and reading comprehension.
Active Listening
Customer orientated
Adaptable and flexible
Ability to abstract and summarize information
Analytical thinking
Dependability
Reading comprehension
Speaking
Change agent
Planning, organization and prioritizing
Annual salary
$140,000 - $180,000
Job location
Job location
North America, United States, California, Los Angeles
City (-ies)
Irvine
Applicant criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 5 years
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Electronics & Defense is an international company with over 12,000 employees. They mobilize their expertise and team spirit to design high-tech solutions in the aerospace, defense, and space industries. By combining human and technological intelligence, the company develops products and services to help civilian and military players observe, decide and guide on land, at sea, in the sky, and space. And thus contribute to a safer world.
Reference number
2024-146065
Job details
Domain
Performance and Support
Job field / Job profile
Architecture and systems engineering - Systems engineering
Job title
Sr. Systems Engineer
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Employees / Staff
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
Job Summary
The Sr. Systems Engineer is a key member of a cross-disciplinary team helping drive the design, development, integration and test, and launch for the next generation of business, regional, military, and air-transport aircraft. The Sr. Systems Engineer responsibilities will span full lifecycle development and sustainment from the beginning of a program to final test and delivery. The Sr. System Engineer supports sustainment through resolving cross functional technical issues over the entire product lifecycle, resolving part obsolescence issues, integrates modernization upgrades and modification solutions, and assisting in monitoring supplier performance to ensure system integration and compliance with requirements.
Essential Job Functions
Participate in plan, design, develop, and verify systems development and system solutions.
Evaluate customer and operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces.
Implement verification and validation of system requirements with proper flow down and traceability for system and hardware components to include verification, validation, and test plans and schedules, procedures and documentation, execution, and requirements closeout.
Support interface development, documentation, and compliance and system integration to ensure system success.
Provide engineering support for trade studies and impact analysis, failure analysis, and modeling.
Interact and collaborate with customers, cross-functional teams, manufacturing operations, and program management to resolve problems and implement solutions.
Ability to provide technical solution to a wide range of difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area.
Other duties may be assigned
Travel specifictity
This position has interaction and responsibility for the Irvine, CA teams. Potential travel between Irvine and other locations (less than 10%).
Additional description
The Sr. Systems Engineer will have significant knowledge of projects, systems, and applicable regulatory requirements in assigned portfolio of moderate to high complexity.
Lead technical proposal preparation and serve as the subject matter expert in non-advocate, internal and customer reviews.
Serve as the test lead in integration, verification and validation for products and sub-systems of moderate to high complexity.
Estimate, track, manage, and report status relating to technical, cost, schedule, and risk performance for assignments scope of work which may span across multiple projects.
Decisions may have major impact on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
Review metrics and defect trends, identify systemic root causes and process improvements.
Recommend new approached, tools and techniques that drive continued improvements.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
-This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. green card holder), political asylee or refugee
Candidate skills & requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge or experience with electrical, or electronic system design, analysis and qualification
Experience with Cockpit Control Panels (CCPs) and Pushbutton (PBAs) switches per Mil-PRF-22885
Knowledge or experience in electro-mechanical systems or aerospace mechanical systems
Knowledge or experience in aerospace development processes
Knowledge of DOORS software for Requirements capture and management
Leadership Skills / Management Skills / Personal Skills
Inductive reasoning
Integrity
Judgement and problem solving
Leadership
Communication, both verbally and written and through active listening and reading comprehension.
Active Listening
Customer orientated
Adaptable and flexible
Ability to abstract and summarize information
Analytical thinking
Dependability
Reading comprehension
Speaking
Change agent
Planning, organization and prioritizing
Annual salary
$140,000 - $180,000
Job location
Job location
North America, United States, California, Los Angeles
City (-ies)
Irvine
Applicant criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 5 years