Senior Systems Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Systems Engineer role is onsite in Healdsburg, CA, with an annual salary of $120,000–$165,000. Arete develops solutions to address complex national security challenges, and this role supports electro-optical mechanical stabilized systems. The engineer connects system requirements to hardware and software functions, analyzes performance, and coordinates integration and testing. The work helps ensure system requirements are met and technical risks and issues are addressed across development, production, program leadership, and customer teams.

What you'll do

• Decompose requirements into software and hardware functions
• conduct system performance analysis, trade studies, and modeling
• develop test plans and procedures
• document system configurations and architectures
• coordinate integration and testing
• verify performance
• report findings
• present at design reviews
• troubleshoot system-level failures
• and collaborate across engineering teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior systems engineer

systems engineering

electro-optical systems

requirements engineering

system integration

test engineering

performance modeling

healdsburg ca

arete associates

$120k–$165k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life and long-term disability
• vision and fitness reimbursement
• company-funded 5% 401(k) contribution
• company-funded 5% employee stock ownership plan contribution
• continuing education assistance
• flexible scheduling
• PTO
• paid parental and bereavement leave.

Why this role

Requires an engineering bachelor's degree or related field and experience based on degree level: 9+ years with a bachelor's, 7+ with a master's, or 4+ with a PhD. Must be eligible to obtain and hold a Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

About the employer

Arete Associates is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.