Staff Engineer, Mission Systems (R5893)
f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Staff
- 7+ years
A senior technical leader responsible for the end-to-end engineering of mission systems on advanced next-gen unmanned aircraft, including payloads, communications, avionics, weapons, and associated support systems.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
- Lead system architecture and requirements development and integration for payloads, avionics, and weapons integration
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert for mission systems engineering across the aircraft program
- Drive trade studies and system--of-systems analysis to balance performance, cost, and schedule
- Oversee integration and test campaigns, from bench-level hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) to flight test
- Ensure compliance with MIL-HDBK-516C, DO-178C, DO-254, and related standards
Requirements
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- related field
- Nice to have: Master’s or PhD in Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering