fta jobs in San Diego

Staff Systems Engineer leading technical execution of next-generation autonomous aircraft (UAS) system architecture, including avionics, autonomy, propulsion, sensors, and mission-critical systems integration. Responsibilities include defining system requirements and behavior through model-based systems engineering (MBSE), conducting safety analyses (FHA, FMEA, FTA), trade studies, and ensuring compliance with military and aviation standards.…See more Requires 8+ years in aerospace/defense systems engineering, deep expertise in autonomy-driven flight systems, proficiency in MBSE tools (SysML, DOORS, CAMEO), and experience with Group 4/5 UAS or military aircraft platforms, including flight testing and DoD acquisition processes.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead the technical design and integration of autonomous aircraft systems for defense applications. You will own system architecture, avionics and autonomy integration, requirements definition and traceability, and cross-functional collaboration from initial design through flight testing and operational deployment.…See more The role demands deep expertise in aerospace systems engineering, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), DoD standards and certification, and autonomous flight systems operating in contested environments.

This role combines risk management governance with specialty systems engineering (reliability, availability, radiation effects, cybersecurity) and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). The engineer will develop risk policies and mitigation strategies, conduct or facilitate reliability/availability/radiation/cybersecurity analyses, and translate these findings into SysML models in Cameo Systems Modeler for traceability and trade-study analysis.…See more The position requires cross-functional collaboration with program management, design engineering, and logistics to integrate specialty drivers into program baselines and compliance with standards like MIL-STD-785 and NIST RMF.