LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Aerospace Systems Engineer

Southwest Research Institute - Fulltime

Texas, San Antonio, United States
Permanent
Posted June 10, 2026

Job Description

Who We Are: The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality Complex Electronics on new and legacy DoW systems. This includes avionics, mission LRU's, flight worthy payloads, ground aerospace systems, and cutting edge third generation AI/ML for DoD platforms. This position is located on-site at either of our San Antonio, TX or Dayton (Beavercreek), OH facilities. Objectives of this Role: Responsible to develop System level and LRU Architectures. Lead the development of CONOPS, develop requirements, requirement allocation, and test. Guide multi-disciplinary engineering teams to develop hardware, firmware, and software for complex flight worthy avionics/mission LRU's/payload hardware. Interact directly with clients to establish system requirements and architectures to meet client expectations. Provide technical project leadership throughout each program. Must be willing to travel. Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes to support system desi...