Systems Engineer II

Systems Engineer II

DP Professionals (DPP) is seeking a Systems Engineer II for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry. Work location: Onsite in Woodland Hills, CA Work shift: 9x80 A Duration: 12 months Terms: W2 position Work Authorization: US Citizen; must have current/active Secret security clearance. Position Summary:

As a Systems Engineer II, you will support our Systems Engineering department. As a member of the Systems Engineering department you'll get to lead cross-functional teams, manage configuration baselines and ensure successful transition of hardware-software systems to production.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the technical baseline development by capturing, analyzing, and finalizing the functional and performance requirements baseline; maintain full traceability in DOORS and confirm verifiability ahead of the Critical Design Review (CDR).
• Develop functional and physical system architectures, conduct trade-off studies, and select optimal solutions that advance system maturity toward production readiness.
• Organize and lead internal design-review meetings; facilitate external CDR sessions with customers, suppliers, certification bodies and other partners, collecting feedback, documenting decisions and driving corrective actions to closure.
• Collaborate with integration and test teams on schedules, maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and create comprehensive test verification matrices that cover hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) scenarios.
• Lead verification execution, analyze test and analysis results, resolve discrepancies and close verification loops to satisfy CDR baseline requirements and subsequent system qualification.
• Manage baseline configuration items, enforce version control and conduct impact analyses for changes throughout system verification and validation.
• Author and maintain critical CDR artifacts—System Requirements Document, ICD, Design Description, Test Plans, Risk Register—and produce regular status reports and executive-level presentations on CDR and verification readiness, risks and mitigation strategies.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers; actively participate in cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with program objectives and promote knowledge sharing across mechanical, electrical and software disciplines.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying process inefficiencies, proposing updates to configuration-management practices and contributing to lessons-learned documentation for future programs.

Basic qualifications:

• Demonstrated systems-engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or defense.
• Proficient with systems-engineering tools such as DOORS, CAMEO, MATLAB, or comparable software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to interpret complex data and generate actionable insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, capable of translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative team player who actively contributes to cross-functional projects.
• Meticulous attention to detail with a commitment to high-quality, reliable work.
• Agile and adaptable, thriving in fast-changing, fast-paced environments.
• Must have experience with the following:
• System integration
• Trade studies
• Verification and Validation (V&V)
• Active Secret Clearance is required to start

Preferred qualifications:

• Solid understanding of inertial navigation and related products.
• Proven track record executing program milestones, including Systems Requirements Review (SRR), System Functional Review (SFR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR).
• Experience with guidance systems.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D