Lead Systems Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s Experimental Systems Group (ESG) is hiring Lead Systems Engineer to join our team at Seal Beach or El Segundo, CA. We are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer with proven expertise in requirements development and management, verification and validation (V&V), system architecture, specifications, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs). The ideal candidate will excel at translating stakeholder needs into clear, well-formed requirements, developing and maintaining comprehensive system-level architectures, authoring and managing technical specifications and ICDs, and planning and executing verification activities across all system elements to ensure successful project outcomes. Position Responsibilities: Elicit, analyze, decompose, and allocate system and subsystem requirements from stakeholder needs and higher-level system specifications Create, edit, and maintain well-structured, testable requirements using a requirements management tool Develop and maintain system architecture descriptions (functional, logical, physical) and traceability from requirements to architecture and verification Author and maintain specifications and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) that define interfaces between systems and subsystems; manage ICD baselines and change control Develop verification plans, procedures, and test cases aligned to requirements; coordinate and perform verification activities (analysis, inspection, demonstration, test) and document results Support integration activities and resolve interface mismatches and discrepancies between subsystems through engineering change proposals or interface updates Maintain
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Lead Systems Engineer - Phantom Works Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer (Level 4) to support the Space Battle Management, Command and Control (SBMC2) programs in Colorado Springs, CO or Berkeley, MO . The Systems Engineer will perform as part of a high-performing team and have the opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of innovative software solutions in an agile software development environment interfacing with internal and external stakeholders; to include a Joint Industry partnership Team (JIPT) and Working Groups, contributing to the design and development of next generation ground command and control capabilities. As a member of the Boeing team, you will be responsible for key portions of our development lifecycle, from idea creation and development, all the way through to maintenance and support of the customer’s delivered system. More importantly, you will have the opportunity to make an impact on the results of our projects. We offer a collaborative mentoring environment where you have the opportunity to learn from others and be a mentor to others. Position Responsibilities Support definition of requirements, interfaces, and concept of operations through supporting and/or chairing working group meetings. Understand and communicate prioritization of efforts to multi-disciplinary team. Think abstractly and see the big picture while evaluating technical details Perform technical analyses to develop and validate models of system behavior; identify solutions to complex problems. Serve as a direct interface to both internal and external customers Conduct and support trade s
Work Flexibility: Onsite It's Time to Join Stryker! Stryker is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer, Robotics to lead systems engineering activities for critical electromechanical components within a complex robotic medical platform. In this role, you will serve as a systems engineering owner for robotic end effectors , including powered surgical tools and future attachments that interface directly with the robotic system. You will help translate user and clinical needs into system architecture and requirements, define interfaces across electrical, mechanical, and software disciplines, and guide the product from requirements development through integration and verification. This role requires a highly collaborative engineer who can bring together input from multiple technical disciplines and maintain a system-level view throughout development. What You Will Do Systems Engineering Own systems engineering activities for robotic end effectors and related electromechanical subsystems. Translate user, clinical, and product needs into clear, verifiable system requirements and design inputs. Develop and refine system architectures, interfaces, and functional requirements across electrical, mechanical, software, and controls disciplines. Allocate and decompose system requirements to appropriate subsystems and engineering disciplines. Lead technical trade studies, design assessments, performance analyses, and other systems engineering activities used to guide design decisions. Support concept development and architecture definition for new end effectors, features, and product capabilities. Requirements, Integration, and Verification Establish and maintain requirements traceability throughout the product development lifec
From $151K/yr
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! Your opportunity We are seeking an experienced and vision-driven Lead Enterprise Systems Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between business objectives, solution architecture, and hands-on execution. The ideal candidate remains actively involved in coding (roughly 70–80% of the time) while serving as the primary technical point of contact for project stakeholders. What you'll do Technical Vision & Solution Architecture Lead the architectural design, development, and deployment of resilient, scalable solutions in our Salesforce Platform for both Sales & CPQ. Translate business and product requirements into clear, technical roadmaps and system specifications. Establish engineering best practices, design patterns, coding standards, and testing strategies. Hands-On Execution & Quality Assurance Write clean, maintainable, and highly efficient APEX code alongside the Salesforce development team. Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality, security, and performance. Manage technical debt, proactively balancing speed of delivery with long-term system health. Team Leadership & Mentorship Provide technical guidance, direct support, and actionable feedback to Salesforce engineers. Mentor team members to foster technical growth and career advancement. Lead agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, technical grooming, post-mortems). Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with Technical Managers, Enterpri
About the Team The Finance Platform & Technology team builds and scales the systems and data architecture that power OpenAI’s core financial operations. We enable business agility, compliance, and operational excellence across procure-to-pay, quote-to-cash, supply chain, financial planning, and asset management. We partner with Procurement, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Security, Data, and Engineering to modernize workflows through thoughtful platform design, reliable integrations, scalable automation, and trusted data. About the Role As a Business Systems Lead for Procure-to-Pay, you will be a hands-on engineer who designs, builds, and operates the integrations and first-party applications that power OpenAI’s procurement workflows. You will translate business needs into secure, scalable software, APIs, data flows, and automation across Oracle Fusion, Zip, and connected platforms. You will build the future of buying at OpenAI using OpenAI’s own technology, from guided intake and approval experiences to supplier onboarding, purchasing, receiving, invoicing, and downstream financial data flows. You will own the technical roadmap and support model for these capabilities, improving today’s platforms while deciding where to integrate, configure, or build as OpenAI scales. Your core strength will be software and integration engineering. You will personally write code, troubleshoot cross-system failures, and take solutions through testing, deployment, and production support. You will also make targeted functional configurations in procurement platforms and partner with functional specialists on deeper process and module design. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Design, build, and operate integrations across Oracle Fusion, Zip, and connected systems using APIs, events, messaging, and batch interfaces where appropriate. Build first-party
We are looking for a disciplined and dynamic, Lead System Engineer – compute blade and rack Validation to join our growing compute rack validation team. As a diligent leader in Systems Engineering, you will drive multiple aspects of validation throughout the life cycle of the program. In this high visibility position, you will be part of a leading team to innovate and improve system bring-up and enablement abilities, as well as silicon and system validation to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. Your technical leadership skills, validation and debug expertise will be necessary towards product development, definition, root cause and resolution. Your agility and collaborative approach will be essential to work within System Validation & other engineering teams (System Architects, SoC and Rack FW etc). The technical leader will be driving keys areas of system validation including leading first silicon & system bring-up (nodes and rack level systems) - rack level systems and blades will be based of ARM server architecture. Candidate will be immersed in challenging system enablement work, system validation (end-to-end) methodology, tests development and execution as well as triage/debug of critical issues to meet critical program milestones at POR quality. The candidate will also be a key contributor to state-of-the-art HW and lab capabilities for Grapchore’s system engineering. The candidate should be able to work in a global environment while maintaining a synergetic culture. Primary Responsibilities: Lead the systemenablement (including first silicon and other FW components) to ensure system capabilities are brought up as per plan of record and system architecture spec. Drive organization wide methodology for Firmware integration and best known configuration (HW/FW/SW) usage model by leading the release of deployment ready solutions. Develop key methodologies, lab HW and system SW capabilit
From $126.4K/yr
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role As a Lead People Systems Engineer, you'll drive how GitLab's People systems evolve through an AI-first transformation mindset, putting AI to work across everything we build. You won't just support our people systems, you'll build them: owning the code, pipelines, and integrations that keep GitLab's People automation ecosystem running reliably at scale across Workato, Google Cloud, Claude, Workday, and the tools that power our global workforce. This is a strong fit if you think like a software engineer first, write clean and maintainable code, and thrive at the intersection of people systems, AI, innovatio
Lead Systems Integrator Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Lead Systems Integrator (Level 4) to support an Air Dominance Fixed Wing Proprietary Program in St. Louis, MO . Step into a fast-paced, cutting-edge program where your expertise will drive the design, integration, and testing of advanced, cloud-based systems that empower mission planning, debrief, and tactical Command & Control (C2) solutions for fixed-wing platforms. In this role, you will lead the development, analysis, and integration of innovative engineering solutions for critical Ground System capabilities and ensure seamless support for ground systems from initial design through to final delivery. You will partner closely with the team’s test lead as well as the overall chief integrator who oversees all activities related to design, integration, and test. You will work with a high-performing, cross-functional team in an agile environment, driving next-generation capabilities from design through delivery. This role offers the chance to innovate with open-architecture, model-based designs and collaborate across disciplines to support critical defense missions. You champion best practices, processes, and standards for the integration team, mentor systems and electrical engineers, and coach solution leads on execution. If you’re passionate about advancing mission-critical systems and thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving environment, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact. Position Responsibilities Lead team of systems and electrical engineers in behavior modeling and requirements decomposition for system, sub-system, and software design
About the Team We’re hiring Software Engineers to join our broader Infrastructure organization, which supports multiple high-impact teams. Depending on your interests and experience, you could work on one of several focus areas—including Core Distributed Systems, Reliability Engineering, Observability, Developer Productivity or Cloud Infrastructure. About the Role All teams are deeply collaborative, work on mission-critical services, and are responsible for building distributed, scalable infrastructure to bring OpenAI’s technology to the world through products like ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to understand infrastructure, data and compute needs, setting the technical strategy that supports cutting-edge research and product development. This is a critical role for someone who is passionate about solving complex engineering problems at scale, ensuring their performance, scalability and reliability Team Focus Areas Distributed Systems: Owning and building important, highly scalable, available, performant, and reliable distributed systems (and their building blocks) to power the entire stack at OpenAI Systems Engineering: Work across layers of the stack—debugging system bottlenecks, evolving core infrastructure, and solving novel problems in performance and scalability. Reliability Engineering: Build scalable, fault-tolerant systems and lead efforts around service health, incident response, and resilience. Observability: Design and maintain observability tooling (metrics, logs, tracing) to give teams visibility into production systems at scale. Developer Productivity: Create tools, environments, and workflows that help engineers ship high-quality software faster and more safely. Cloud Infrastructure: Own the cloud-native infrastructure (compute, networking, storage) that underpins all services and research workloads. Databases: Building high performance, distributed database systems that power all of OpenAI's product stack. In this
$180K – $270K/yr
Lead RF Systems and Defense Engineer- HP IQ Description - Who We Are HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates. We’re assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless. We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset. By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work. Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work. About The Role HP IQ's Wireless Technology Team works cross-functionally with Electrical Engineering, Software, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Industrial Design, Program Management, and Operations to develop next-generation wearable and AI-connected products. As a Lead RF Systems & Desense Engineer, you will own the RF system architecture from concept through mass production. You will lead RF integration across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC and emerging wireless technologies while driving RF desense, coexistence, and wireless performance for highly integrated products. <span style=
Hydraulic Systems Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Lead) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Mobility, Surveillance and Bombers (MS&B) B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP ) is seeking a Hydraulic Systems Engineer (Associate, Experienced or Senior) to join the Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) team . The selected candidate will drive engineering excellence on this complex development program in Oklahoma City, OK . Position Responsibilities: Operate as the team’s Subject Matter Expert on the B-52 Hydraulics Subsystem. Lead systems and multifunctional engineering efforts for the SEIT IPT, ensuring adherence to technical quality standards throughout the product lifecycle Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, and quality assurance, to define and implement systems engineering processes and best practices Conduct trade studies and risk assessments to inform design decisions and optimize system performance, cost, and schedule Develop and maintain system requirements, interface control documents, and verification and validation plans to ensure compliance with customer specifications and regulatory standards Oversee the integration of hardware and software components in System Integration Labs in Oklahoma City Oversee the verification and test of hardware and software components supporting the modification in San Antonio
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more. The Role As a Security Systems Engineer at Palantir, you are responsible for implementing, designing, and maintaining the physical security systems that ensure the protection of Palantir’s people, assets, intellectual property, and reputation. You lead research and evaluations for the latest technology, security infrastructure, policies, procedures, systems, and applications, looking for easy-to-use capabilities that reduce button clicks and ultimately give time back to the operator. You will be collaborating with technical teams to develop and maintain end-to-end project plans and ensure on-time delivery. Your technical expertise is second only to your integrity and genuine passion for security and technology. As a member of the Global Security and Investigations team, you work with security professionals, architects, lawyers, and software and network engineers to deliver a safe and secure environment for your fellow employees. Palantir is a global company, so you'll lead physical security projects all over the world. You'll work hard to break down barriers between teams by communicating your knowledge and goals effectively across time zones and other physical and virtual barriers. *Please note this role is NOT for cyber security or information security positions* Core Responsibilities Design and oversee the technical aspects of your projects from conception to full deployment. Systems naturally break and need maintenance. You'll work with vendors and end users to find the best solutions for a problem, in the shortest possible time. Leverage both system and software engineering skills in order to address the needs of all teams within Globa
Senior Systems Engineer (Flight Crew Operations Integrator) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Level 5) to support the Phantom Works organization in Hazelwood, MO . The successful candidates will develop equipment and escape/crew station system integration concepts and other design methods to provide and coordinate product definition for Integrated Product Teams, various engineering functions, production operations, qualification/flight testing, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle. Position Responsibilities Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to lead activities to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions. Leads others to evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces. Leads analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture. Leads analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success. Leads, develops, maintains and identifies improvements the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; Domestically and/or interna
Senior Systems Engineering Manager (Systems Engineering Management) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is looking for a Senior Systems Engineering Manager (Level M) to join the System Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) Team in Berkeley, MO . The SEIT Senior Manager will lead a high-performing, cross-functional Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) team, driving the development and delivery of cutting-edge capabilities for the Air Proprietary Program. This position reports directly to the Air Proprietary SEIT Director. This position will plan, organize and direct activities for the Air Proprietary Systems Engineering team. A successful candidate will have familiarity with: Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) using MSOSA tools System Engineering best practices, processes, and procedures Design, Integration, and Test including architecture, interfaces, requirements, modeling, and verification Certification including Airworthiness, Certifications, and SCFTA Configuration Management & Data Management including Teamcenter/IPDM, SSOWs, SDRLs Specialty Engineering including FMECA, R&M, Supportability, System Health, and Human Engineering EME/EEE & Product Security including EMC, TEMPEST, System Security, and Cyber Collaboration with System Safety Function including CSIs, Hazard analysis, and SSWGs Position Responsibilities Responsible for integration across the Air Proprietary program statement of work ensuring synchronized work is accomplished in support of the integrated master schedules and in compliance to customer requirements Oversees translating strategies int
Lead Electrophysics Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is seeking highly motivated Lead Electrophysics Engineer (Level 5) to support various programs located in Huntington Beach, CA, Seal Beach, CA , or El Segundo, CA . As a part of one or more Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) teams, you will provide technical engineering and program support, while serving as the core point of contact between your payload products and the broader system team. In this role you will serve as the technical owner for a range of RF related payload products, with an emphasis on system performance, integration, supplier technical management, and cross-organizational interface management. Your products will include both experimental and operational systems, extending through all lifecycle phases (early feasibility studies through operation and disposal). An ideal candidate will be highly motivated, with a strong technical background in RF and Radar systems, space environments, and RF payload integration onto air or space platforms. Position Responsibilities: Provide expertise over a broad range of radar related activities, including performance and trade studies of radar systems and architectures Oversee development and implementation of radar signal image processing techniques Perform system engineering and integration of Radar Warning Receivers (RWR) into various systems Developing Concept of Operations for the design and utilization of RF products Perform Mission Design and payload effectiveness analysis Lead technical teams, including subcontractors, to oversee hardware and processing
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