Senior Systems Engineer
Posted: 04/29/2026
Job Number: 1106
Remote Work Available?: Onsite
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Irving, Texas
Duration: Direct Hire
Salary: $125-$135K
Role Overview
We are partnering with a leading aerospace and avionics company to hire a Senior Systems Engineer to support the design, integration, and validation of advanced avionics systems.
This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working across the full product lifecycle. You’ll contribute to system architecture, guide junior engineers, and ensure product requirements are clearly defined, validated, and aligned with customer needs and long-term product strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Support system architecture and design efforts for new avionics products and R&D initiatives
- Provide technical input on proposals, including cost and effort estimation with minimal oversight
- Define, manage, and maintain system requirements that are clear, testable, and traceable
- Ensure requirements traceability throughout the development lifecycle
- Contribute to verification, validation, and regression testing activities
- Develop and review qualification test documentation (DO-160, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, RTCA, EUROCAE)
- Support lab testing activities, including setup and execution
- Conduct trade studies and assist in avionics component/system selection
- Develop and review hardware requirements and interface control documents (ICDs)
- Partner with project management across hardware and software development lifecycles
- Participate in peer and milestone reviews (PDR, CDR, SDR)
- Develop system safety documentation aligned with ARP4754A and ARP4761
- Support technical discussions with customers and internal stakeholders
- Identify risks and contribute to mitigation strategies (technical and schedule)
- Develop ground test plans and support aircraft integration activities
- Troubleshoot installation issues and assist with flight testing as needed
- Analyze test data and communicate findings
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 6+ years of systems engineering experience in aerospace, avionics, or embedded systems
- Experience in electronics development (hardware and/or software systems)
- Background in analog, digital, and mixed-signal design, testing, and debugging
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
- Experience developing test procedures for avionics verification and qualification
- Familiarity with lab equipment (oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer)
- Knowledge of aircraft systems and installation processes
- Exposure to tools such as Python, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE (or similar)
- Understanding of DO-178C and DO-254 processes (or similar safety-critical development frameworks)
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
- Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally 10-20%
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Meet Your Recruiter
Tracey McCotter
People Partnership Executive
People Partnership Executive with over 20 years of recruitment experience, specializing in full-cycle hiring across diverse industries. Partnered closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team dynamics, and organizational culture. Known for building strong relationships and maintaining a candidate-first approach. Deep expertise in IT, AI, Aerospace, Defense, and Engineering sectors.
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