System Engineering Manager (Los Angeles)
2 days ago
Los Angeles
🚀 Job Title: Systems Engineering Manager 📍 Location: Los Angeles County, CA 💼 Job Type: Full-time, On-site Company Overview: My client specializes in advanced electronic systems for aerospace and defense. Their products are engineered for reliability in extreme conditions and support a wide range of applications across space, defense, and critical infrastructure. They deliver solutions in areas such as AI-enabled processing, secure communications, and advanced digital architectures, with a customer base that spans dozens of top-tier clients. Position Overview: My client is seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineering Manager to lead cross-functional teams in delivering embedded space & defense systems end-to-end — from requirements through certification. This pivotal role will partner closely with senior leadership to define product strategy and long-term technical direction. Key Responsibilities • Lead Systems Engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver embedded systems end-to-end (space, aerospace, and defense), • Define and own system requirements, architecture, integration, testing, and qualification through all review stages, • Manage schedule, budget, and requirements traceability with PMO, • Run technical working sessions and engineering reviews, • Identify, quantify, and mitigate technical risks, • Manage certification and compliance with applicable aerospace standards, • Hire, lead, and manage engineering teams, • Drive continuous improvement of processes, tooling, and technical deliverables (proposals, specs, white papers) Key Qualifications • 10-15+ years’ experience in aerospace, defense, and space systems engineering., • Demonstrated success delivering relevant systems across the full product lifecycle: requirements, architecture, integration, V&V, certification, and production., • Customer-facing: translate customer needs, lead technical reviews, and own the technical roadmap., • Hands-on leader who has built and led engineering teams across systems and cross-functional disciplines., • Led certification and design-assurance programs (DO-254, DO-178C, AS9100, ARP-4754, ARP-4761)., • Familiar with program milestone processes and requirements/ICD traceability: SRR, PDR, TRR, CDR, SOI, PRR., • Experience with environmental and EMI standards: MIL-STD-810, DO-160, MIL-STD-461, MIL-217., • Embedded-systems expertise: comms protocols, HW/SW integration, and interface control., • Track record of identifying and mitigating technical risk and driving cross-functional execution., • Clear, effective communicator for complex technical topics and customers; experienced in proposals and technical documentation. ITAR Requirement: Must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a US person as: any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence (Green Card holder); or any individual who is granted status as a protected person under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).