Systems Engineering Manager, ATC and FAA - Frederick, MD

Your tasks

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of systems engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate closely with Program Management, Chief System Engineer office, test engineering, design engineering, production, service, quality, and other integrated program teams.
• Define and execute systems engineering strategy, roadmap, and technical standards to support organizational objectives, scalability, reliability, and security requirements.
• Drive architecture and design reviews and technical decision-making to ensure solutions align with customer requirements, business priorities, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Lead efforts for creating and maintaining technical documentation according to customer requirements.
• Translate customer needs into requirements and competitive solutions maximizing R&S content.
• Prepare regular reports on project progress, issues encountered, and resolutions implemented.
• Participate in technical interchange meetings with program team (R&S and customers).
• Work closely with the product, Software and R&D engineering teams based in Europe and North America.

Your qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE, CS or related discipline, with a desired MS degree in Engineering or Operations Management
• 10 + years of progressive experience in system and test engineering environments
• Minimum 3 years of direct people‑management responsibility (team size 5‑20, including engineers, and support staff).
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain high‑performing engineering talent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; ability to author clear, audit‑ready documentation.
• Experience with requirement management processes and tools.
• Hands‑on experience writing, maintaining, and auditing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work‑instructions, and test‑plans to meet ISO‑9001/AS9100D compliance.
• Good communication and customer interface skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to operate with considerable autonomy and minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, up to 30%.
• In order to be considered, candidates must be US citizen or permanent resident able to obtain an interim or final suitability determination, subject to completion and favorable adjudication of the required background investigation.

Interested?