Sr Systems Engineer

Salary: $105,000 - 142,000 per year

• Associates degree and 5–7 years of experience
• Engineering degree
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Preferred: Bachelors degree
• Technical expertise, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, use discretion and judgment, solve complex problems, and serve as a resource to less-experienced colleagues

• Create and refine systems engineering processes for implementation across hardware and software programs
• Derive, trace, and manage system requirements throughout program lifecycles using management software tools
• Coordinate design-change impact assessments for products and subassemblies
• Host meetings with internal and customer stakeholders to mature and manage requirements, and lead major milestone reviews
• Lead and support program activities, including risk management, reliability analyses, and trade studies
• Oversee systems infrastructure, including engineering, implementation, integration, technical services, and support
• Design, implement, install, maintain, and administer infrastructure comprising hardware, software, and configurations
• Monitor performance, identify potential issues, and make adjustments as needed
• Analyze root causes of component failures and implement corrective measures
• Work with others to establish and improve processes and procedures
• Take responsibility for projects as needed and participate in disaster recovery exercises

• Excel
• Hardware
• Support
• LESS

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We are General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS), a global designer, engineer, and producer of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems. Our products support the U.S. military and its allies across strategic and tactical operations. Honesty, trust, transparency, alignment, integrity, innovation, customer satisfaction, and collaboration guide our work and culture. This role supports our Healdsburg/Folsom locations. We offer a 9/80 schedule, with nine-hour days Monday through Thursday and alternating Fridays off, followed by an eight-hour workday on the opposite Friday. The pay range is $105,000–$142,000, and the hired applicant may be eligible for our Gain Sharing Program. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, a 401(k) plan, a non-contributory retirement contribution, and voluntary options such as critical illness, accident, identity theft protection, legal, auto and home, pet, commuter, and hospital indemnity coverage, as well as educational assistance. The role may involve up to 25% travel, extended periods at a desk or computer, movement throughout our facilities, and work indoors or outdoors in changing conditions or around machinery.

last updated 43 week of 2026