Systems Engineer

San Diego, California, United States

• Category: Systems Engineering

Description

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Overview

General Atomics pioneers' technologies with the potential to change the world. Behind a talented global team of engineers, GA delivers safe, sustainable, and economical solutions to meet growing global demands. Our Engineers have an opportunity to work on first of a kind product lines within an incredible, dynamic environment.

Engineering positions typically require a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience. Candidates from mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering backgrounds must know the fundamentals of engineering system developments, requirements, testing, and integration before getting to the final stages of customer interface and project management.

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Job Summary

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS’ expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a System Engineer to join our team located in San Diego, CA.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supports design and development of prototype systems through design, integration, and test.

Using a SysML tool, like Cameo, to produce system models which includes developing the standard 9 diagrams of activity, block definition, internal block, package, parametric, requirement, sequence, state machine and use cases.

Provides adaptable support to the systems engineering organization. Responsibilities may include direct program systems engineering support, proposal development, or support to internal development tasks.

Perform analysis and decomposition of system, segment, subsystem, and assembly requirements.

Perform development of system requirements, ICDs and other system engineering artifacts.

Collaborate with all levels of program and engineering staff on design, integration and test matters and support other teams/disciplines as necessary.

Support program design and readiness reviews.

Supports operation of engineering systems and documents any problems.

Opportunities will arise to support internal development and new business opportunities.

Devises new approaches to resolve unusual or complex engineering problems.

Troubleshoot conflicting design/development requirements, difficult coordination requirements, and special material requirements.

Provides documentation and makes technical presentations as required.

May represent the organization as the prime technical contact on small contracts or single component projects.

Interface with customers during program shaping, ConOps development, and requirements derivation activities.

Provides direction to design or technical staff and may lead a team of moderately experienced professional staff.

Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsible for observing all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company. Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications:

Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree or two or more years of experience with a master's degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.

Demonstrates an extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.

Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.

Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals, and capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals.

Customer focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced technical engineering problems.

Familiarity with digital engineering and toolsets including SysML-based enterprise and performance evaluation tools.

Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment. Able to work extended hours as required.

Able to obtain a Secret and/or Top Secret clearance.

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Conducts safety analyses for systems and components. Supports design of solutions to satisfy safety requirements. Efforts may include:

Developing safety program plans based on knowledge of MIL-STD-882E

Developing pre-liminary hazard lists and conducting pre-liminary hazard analysis

Conducting hardware subsystem hazard analysis

Conducting software functional hazard analysis

Conducting hardware and software system requirements hazard analysis

Developing and presenting safety assessment reports

Conducting hazardous materials analysis

Performing similar safety analysis

Conducting software safety critical code inspection and testing

Experience working with MagicDraw, DOORS, Confluence, Teams and JIRA.

Has experience working on an Integrated Product Team.

Collaboratively work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop deployment, block definition, internal block definition, activity, state & sequence diagrams, perform requirement capture and characterization, develop parametric analysis, and enable all SysML-based artifact development and use in a model-based systems engineering environment.

Has laser, nuclear or satellite prototype development experience.

Has hands on integration experience.

Has experience developing test plans, procedures and reports.

A Professional Engineering License, original work(s) published in professional engineering journals, and invited to present one or more original works to an engineering symposium.

Previous experience working with the Department Of Defense.

Salary:

$81,080 - $141,650

Company

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General Atomics

General Atomics is a defense and diversified technologies company, founded in 1955 as a Division of General Dynamics and acquired by the Blue family in 1986. GA and affiliated companies operate on five continents and include GA Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).

GA-ASI produces a series of unmanned aircraft and provides electro-optical, radar, signals intelligence, and automated airborne surveillance systems. GA’s Electromagnetic Systems Division produces electro-magnetic aircraft launch and recovery systems for the US Navy, satellite surveillance, electro-magnetic rail gun, high power laser, hypervelocity projectile, and power conversion systems.

GA is the principal private sector participant in thermonuclear fusion research through its internationally recognized DIII-D and inertial confinement programs for the US Department of Energy. GA developed the UCSD Supercomputer Center and has constructed more than 60 TRIGA nuclear research reactors in 24 countries. GA is a leader in development of next-generation nuclear fission and high-temperature materials technologies.

Other GA affiliates include General Atomics Europe GmbH with principal facilities in the German States of Saxony and Brandenburg, Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd (South Australia), GA Uranium Resources Group, and the GA-Honeywell uranium conversion partnership.

The company occupies 8+ million square feet of engineering, laboratory and manufacturing facilities and comprises over 13,000 employees.