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LEAD ANALYST - LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Systems Engineer Job in Dayton, Ohio US

LEAD ANALYST - LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Systems Engineer

Southwest Research Institute - Dayton, OH

Posted: 12/28/2025 - Expires: 1/27/2026

Job ID: 293039511

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Who We Are:
The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality technology on new and legacy DoD systems. This includes avionics, mission LRU's, flight worthy payloads, ground aerospace systems, and cutting edge third generation AI/ML for DoD platforms.
Objectives of this Role:

* Responsible to develop System level and LRU Architectures.
* Lead the development of CONOPS, develop requirements, allocate requirements to engineering teams, and test LRU/Systems.
* Guide multi-disciplinary engineering teams to develop hardware, firmware, and software for complex flight worthy avionics/mission LRU's/payload hardware.
* Interact directly with clients to establish system requirements and architectures to meet client expectations.
* Provide technical project leadership throughout each program.
* Must be willing to travel.
* Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes to support system designs/architectures.
* Support department management in specific marketing activities, proposal development of embedded avionics programs, and in the development of product/technical roadmaps.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

* System Engineer over embedded avionics/aerospace programs.
* Lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop, integrate, and test embedded complex flight worthy systems. This includes electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and AI/ML.
* Meet with internal and external customers to establish system technical requirements and facilitate development of specification documents and system architectures.
* Lead trade analyses within and across the relevant domains.
* Work with stakeholders to allocate functions to components/systems and develop those allocations into requirements for the engineers, designers, and managers to design, develop, integrate and test.
Requirements:

* Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics or equivalent degree field.
* Fundamental understanding of MOSA, SOSA, FACE, and GRA architectures.
* 10+ years: Experience developing, deriving, and allocating tiered Systems Engineering requirements in Avionics applications/LRU's.
* Broad, basic understanding of engineering activities/disciplines in avionics development (e.g. Systems, Hardware Development, Firmware, software, Integration, Testing, Bid and Proposal efforts, CONOPS, Qualification, Certification, System Safety, FMEA, Lab activities, etc).
* Experience developing Architectures and basic/Intermediate experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE).
* A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Special Requirements:
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Dayton, Ohio
For more information about this division, visit the Defense & Intelligence Solutions home page.

For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.
For benefits information at all other locations, click here.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.

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