Senior Systems Engineer, MQ-9

Job overview

The Senior Systems Engineer, MQ-9 role is onsite at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, OH, and includes travel. Compensation is not specified. Sumaria Systems supports Department of Defense missions and advanced Air Force programs. The engineer provides technical leadership and systems engineering support for MQ-9 weapons-system research, development, acquisition, integration, and sustainment. The role helps integrate new capabilities and resolve technical issues through engineering analysis, documentation, testing, configuration management, and coordination with government and contractor stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Support systems engineering planning and execution
• provide technical expertise for aircraft research, development, acquisition, and sustainment
• analyze engineering issues and recommend solutions
• develop and review technical documentation, analyses, reports, change proposals, and requirements
• support systems integration, hardware and software development, testing, configuration management, and quality assurance
• support Foreign Military Sales activities
• integrate subsystems and mission capabilities, including EO/IR, SIGINT, and electronic warfare payloads
• support airworthiness certification documentation
• participate in design reviews and program reviews
• brief government leadership on system deficiencies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior systems engineer

mq-9

wright-patterson afb

fairborn oh

sumaria systems

ts/sci clearance

dod engineering

systems integration

aircraft sustainment

foreign military sales

airworthiness certification

travel required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Excellent benefits package
• competitive compensation
• opportunity to support Department of Defense missions
• collaborative team environment
• long-term career growth supporting Air Force programs.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 12+ years of experience, at least five years of DoD experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance. MQ-9, Foreign Military Sales, airworthiness certification, and aircraft payload integration experience are preferred.

About the employer

SUMARIA SYSTEMS LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.