Manager, Systems Engineering

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Job Title: Systems Engineering Manager, T&RF Job Code: 42501 Job Location: San Diego, CA Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off     The Systems Engineering Manager reports to the T&RF Engineering Director and leads a multidisciplinary systems engineering team of 10 to 12 direct reports supporting the capture, development, integration, verification, production, and sustainment of T&RF products for space and defense missions. This role is accountable for technical planning, requirements definition, architecture development, interface management, system verification, and team execution across product lines that include secure communications payloads, satellite command and control, mission radio frequency data links, high power amplifiers, tactical satellite communications terminals, and embedded information assurance and communications security solutions. The manager is expected to incorporate model-based systems engineering into program execution, proposal efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives.   Essential Functions:   Lead, mentor, and develop a systems engineering team of 10 to 12 direct reports supporting multiple T&RF programs, independent research and development efforts, and capture and proposal activities. Own system requirements decomposition, concept of operations, architecture definition, interface control, verification planning, and technical baseline management from capture through production and sustainment. Drive adoption and practical use of model-based systems engineering and digital engineering methods, including SysML-based modeling, to improve requirements traceability, architecture communication, and verification readiness. Partner with Program Management, Chief Engineers, Product Line Leaders, Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array, Electrical, Mechanical, Test, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to achieve cost, schedule, and technical objectives. Support customer engagements, technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and proposal activities for Department of Defense, intelligence community, civil, and commercial space opportunities. Balance team staffing, priorities, budgets, and development plans across multiple efforts while maintaining execution against milestones and commitments. Ensure systems engineering artifacts comply with contract requirements, internal processes, and applicable military, aerospace, communications security, and space standards. Lead technical trade studies, risk and opportunity management, and issue resolution involving mission radio frequency links, secure communications, terminal architectures, payload performance, and command and control solutions. Guide integration and test strategy, verification closure, and problem resolution across development laboratories, qualification activities, and fielded environments. Build a culture of technical rigor, accountability, collaboration, and mission focus while representing systems engineering to senior leadership and customers.

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or