Director, Systems Engineering

Role Overview

• Provide overall systems engineering leadership across embedded, electrical, RF, and mechanical disciplines.
• Define and own end-to-end system architecture, requirements decomposition, and interface control for hardware products.
• Lead technical planning, risk management, and trade studies across the product development lifecycle.
• Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical leads; set technical standards and review designs.
• Partner with Product Management and Program Management to align execution with roadmap, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure designs meet MOSA, security, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Represent engineering in customer, partner, and program reviews; support proposal and capture activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, tooling, and documentation.

Requirements

• Eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance – U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of engineering experience, including 4+ years leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in systems architecture and integration of embedded hardware/software products.
• Proven track record delivering complex electronics or RF systems through the full development lifecycle.
• Strong background in requirements management, interface control, and verification/validation.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or regulated hardware environments preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Benefits

• Employees may be called upon to participate in in-person meetings, trainings, or company functions at Knowmadics offices or other designated locations.
• Travel in support of business operations may also be required, and employees are expected to comply with these obligations as part of their position.
• Should be willing to work in a variety of settings as needed.
• Flexible to work long hours as required.