Senior System Engineer

XTEND is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge airborne systems that redefine how humans interact with machines. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior System Engineer to join our team and lead the development of sophisticated solutions that push the boundaries of flight.

Responsibilities:

• **** Lead the development of innovative and complex airborne systems.
• Develop system requirements that meet customer requirements and product definitions provided by other departments.
• Facilitate PMO on developing integration plans identifying timelines, resources and equipment requirements to integrate engineering designs into higher level products.
• Define and lead system level test plans to validate that the engineering designs meet requirements.
• Collaborate with the R&D and Line of Business managers to ensure timely project delivery.
• Define and lead experiments, tests and studies, and/or analytical investigations and provide clear and meaningful results and analysis.
• Compile and assist in the presentation of test data collected during design validations to a peer group of engineers.
• Work in collaboration with a multi-disciplined engineering team to develop engineering designs/solutions from initial POC to onsite customer implementation.
• Contribute to documentation for use in the manufacture, installation, technical support and training related to the final design.
• Support engineering products through entire life cycle including assist in installation at customer site, assist in product upgrades and improvements, support of service escalations and product EOL.
• Provide regular status of projects to leadership.

Requirements:

• B.Sc in engineering UAV related field (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or similar).
• 6 years project management of engineering/development projects.
• 2 years experience in design and project management of UAVs, or systems of similar complexity.
• 2 years experience designing and releasing parts for fabrication and mass production.
• Experience with aircraft design, performance analysis, and/or construction.
• Experience in deriving SW & HW requirements from product initiatives.
• Experience creating production quality engineering documentation.
• Experience creating and executing schedules in Jira, Microsoft Project, or similar.
• Experience with Gated design development (PDR, CDR).
• Strong people and communication skills.
• Able to work cooperatively on a team.