Systems Engineer (Junior to Mid-Level), ASL

About the Role

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking a Systems Engineer at the junior to mid-level for the Applied Systems Laboratory (ASL) Systems Integration Division (SID). This division supports Department of Defense (DoD) systems integration, design, and product development, with specialization in avionics, electronic warfare, aircraft survivability, data correlation/fusion, intelligence systems, and tactical communication/datalink systems.

Job Purpose

The Systems Engineer will oversee and coordinate technical teams on systems projects, ensuring successful design, implementation, operation, and technical management. This role requires a holistic approach to systems engineering, addressing all project aspects, understanding stakeholder needs, developing technical requirements, leading design teams, overseeing implementation, and managing the technical aspects of deployed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct top-down functional analysis and translate requirements into detailed performance design criteria.
• Design and build templates to assist Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in providing critical system information.
• Conduct product or system design synthesis, translating requirements into physical architectures for systems of low complexity, including defining and refining internal and external interfaces.
• Contribute to and develop technical reports and diagrams detailing product or system attributes.

Additional Responsibilities

• Create product and system definitions and conduct requirements and functional analysis for assigned integration and test activities.
• Support system design synthesis and definition of internal and external mechanical, electrical, power, communications, and software interfaces.
• Assist with Interface Control Document development, integration configurations, test procedures, and test reports.
• Develop, review, and execute test cases, test plans, and System Integration and Checkout procedures to verify system and interface requirements and system performance.
• Collect and analyze test data; identify anomalies; and support issue allocation, troubleshooting, and resolution.
• Support vendor integration activities, baseline-promotion criteria, and requirements traceability for allocated system and interface requirements.
• Support laboratory, integration-site, and field-test activities, including test-article configuration, instrumentation, checkout, and technical documentation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Systems integration and test experience.
• Experience contributing to system definition, requirements analysis, design synthesis, systems analysis, and/or implementation activities.
• Experience developing and executing test cases, test plans, test procedures, and/or test reports against system and interface requirements.
• Experience developing or assessing mechanical and electrical interface requirements, including packaging, loads, power, communications, connectors, and cable routing.
• Experience supporting integration and checkout of complex electro-mechanical systems with hardware, software, and communications interfaces.
• Ability to interpret and apply system requirements, Interface Control Documents, and configuration management artifacts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance.
• 3+ years of relevant systems integration and test experience.
• Experience supporting integration and test activities on a complex, multi-vendor government program.
• Experience integrating autonomous ground vehicles, mission payloads, launcher systems, autonomy command-and-control, tactical software, or other complex DoD systems.
• Experience supporting or authoring contract deliverables related to test plans, test procedures, or verification/validation reporting.
• Experience working across multiple contractor teams and deconflicting competing technical priorities.
• Familiarity with systems engineering standards and practices (e.g., MIL-STD-31000, SEMP-based programs).
• Experience supporting baseline-promotion or baseline-acceptance processes in a multi-vendor integration environment.
• Experience designing secure and safe system solutions.
• Experience applying Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) practices.
• Experience processing and analyzing test data with tools such as Python, MATLAB, or R.

Travel Requirements

• 10% - 25% travel.

Education and Experience

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications.

• 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related degree.
• 0 years of related experience with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related degree.

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

• Candidates must be U.S. Citizens due to research contracts with the U.S. federal government.

Clearance Type Required

• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.