Senior System Engineer

About the role

About The Position 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. Submit Resume