Systems Engineer  

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team. ESAero is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area and provides various services which include but are not limited to rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development/testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing.  

**This position is fully on-site at Empirical Systems Aerospace in San Luis Obispo, CA 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Provide comprehensive systems engineering support, including requirements analysis, design oversight, and technical guidance. 

• Develop Systems Engineering best practices, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives 

• Participate in planning, design, testing, and deployment of complex systems to ensure conformance with functional specifications and customer requirements 

• Manage system requirements, including requirements development, tracking, decomposition, and verification 

• Develop systems engineering management documentation such as Systems Engineering Management Plans, Risk Management Plans, and Configuration Management Plans 

• Develop systems engineering technical documentation such as Requirements Verification Traceability Matrices, Interface Control Documents, and Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses 

• Develop systems engineering documentation in support of system Verification and Validation efforts such as Verification Plans and Test Plans 

• Perform system reliability, hazard, and risk analysis 

• Regularly report on progress to ESAero team and customer 

• Develop and maintain project documentation to high quality standards 

Required Qualifications and Skills:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field  

• 3-5 years relevant experience 

• Experience providing Systems Engineering support 

• Experience developing system requirements 

• Experience with requirements verification and validation (V&V) activities 

• Experience with risk management processes 

• Proven understanding of system architecture development and documentation 

• Effective verbal and written communication skills. 

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 

Desired Qualifications and Skills:  

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent field and/or 5+ years design, testing or relevant experience  

• Experience with disciplines closely adjacent to Systems Engineering such as system safety analysis, reliability modeling, product certification, etc. 

• Fundamental understanding of other disciplines including stress, dynamics, thermal analysis, production, electronics, test engineering, etc.  

• Familiarity with flight testing 

• Experience with MS Projects 

• Familiarity with high power electro-mechanical propulsion systems   

• Experience working within the aerospace industry, specifically with electrified aircraft or UAVs 

• Experience with Jama Connect