Senior Systems Engineer

Whelen Aviation Technologies (WAT) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to help establish and grow a new Systems Engineering function within our organization. This is an opportunity for an experienced systems engineer to have a significant impact on how we develop, document, verify, and manage complex aviation products.

The Senior Systems Engineer will work across Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Mechanical Engineering, Test, Certifications and Product Management to establish and improve systems engineering practices throughout the product development lifecycle. This role will help guide engineering teams in requirements management, system architecture, traceability, verification and validation, and engineering processes.

The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys building processes, bringing structure to complex engineering problems, and working collaboratively with engineering teams. This person should be comfortable operating in a developing environment where the Systems Engineering function and processes are still being established.

What You'll Do in This Role
This position is an opportunity to build something new. WAT is establishing Systems Engineering as a dedicated engineering function, and this individual will help define what that function looks like and how it supports our engineering organization.

The successful candidate will help move WAT toward a more structured approach to requirements → architecture → design → implementation → verification → validation, while working closely with our existing engineering teams.

We are looking for someone who can both develop the process and work directly with engineers to make it practical and effective. The role will require a balance of technical knowledge, process development, communication, and leadership.

Success in This Role
Success will include:

Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards
Attend scheduled EH&S training program
Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans
Recommend improved EH&S practices

Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.

The incumbent is responsible for complying with the policies in Whelen’s “Employee Handbook.”

Whelen Engineering is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military status.

This Job Description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company’s discretion.

Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.