Senior Systems Engineer - Integration
Location: Germantown, MD, US, 20876
Job ID:
115289 The salary range for this position is $107,089.00/year-$144,570.00/year. DRS RADA Technologies, a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, is focused on proprietary radar solutions and legacy avionics systems supporting the defense industry globally. The company is a global pioneer of AESA tactical radars for active military protection, counter-drone applications, critical infrastructure protection, and border surveillance.
About the Role:
We're hiring a Level III Systems Integration Engineer to lead the integration of software, hardware, and network subsystems into complete radar systems. You'll take ownership of complex integration efforts — bringing together disparate components, resolving interface issues, and ensuring systems function seamlessly from the bench to the field.
What You'll Do:- Integrate Systems
- Lead the integration of software, hardware, and network components into functioning subsystems and full systems
- Define and execute integration plans, procedures, and test protocols to verify interface compatibility and system-level performance
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve integration defects across software, hardware, and network boundaries
- Configure and validate networked system architectures, including data interfaces, protocols, and communications links
- Debug integration issues spanning multiple disciplines, working closely with software, hardware, and systems engineering teams
- Own Technical Delivery
- Drive integration activities to completion on time and within budget
- Analyze system and subsystem designs to identify integration risks early and recommend corrective action
- Document integration architecture, interface specifications, and test results
- Build and validate prototypes and test beds to retire integration risk ahead of full-system delivery
- Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for integration assignments
- What You'll DoCollaborate & Mentor
- Communicate clearly, in writing and verbally, with software, hardware, program management, and customer stakeholders
- Mentor and coach less-experienced engineers on integration methods and troubleshooting techniques
- Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop integration approaches that best support them, including cost as a design variable
- Participate in proposal preparation for integration-related scope
- Attend engineering, customer, and business meetings as required
- Support, communicate, and reinforce the mission, values, and culture of the organization
- What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field 5+ years of experience in systems integration spanning software, hardware, and network domains
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot cross-disciplinary integration issues (software/hardware interfaces, network protocols, data links)
- Strong working knowledge of networked system architectures and communication protocols
- Proven ability to work independently on complex integration tasks and mentor junior engineers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Experience with radar, RF, or defense systems is a plusU.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.
