Senior System Engineer
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Summary
XTEND in Tel Aviv is hiring a Senior System Engineer to lead development of complex airborne UAV systems — defining requirements and test plans, managing integration timelines, and supporting the product through its full lifecycle alongside a multi-disciplinary R&D team.
XTEND is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge airborne systems that redefine how humans interact with machines. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior System Engineer to join our team and lead the development of sophisticated solutions that push the boundaries of flight.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of innovative and complex airborne systems.
- Develop system requirements that meet customer requirements and product definitions provided by other departments.
- Facilitate PMO on developing integration plans identifying timelines, resources and equipment requirements to integrate engineering designs into higher level products.
- Define and lead system level test plans to validate that the engineering designs meet requirements.
- Collaborate with the R&D and Line of Business managers to ensure timely project delivery.
- Define and lead experiments, tests and studies, and/or analytical investigations and provide clear and meaningful results and analysis.
- Compile and assist in the presentation of test data collected during design validations to a peer group of engineers.
- Work in collaboration with a multi-disciplined engineering team to develop engineering designs/solutions from initial POC to onsite customer implementation.
- Contribute to documentation for use in the manufacture, installation, technical support and training related to the final design.
- Support engineering products through entire life cycle including assist in installation at customer site, assist in product upgrades and improvements, support of service escalations and product EOL.
- Provide regular status of projects to leadership.
Requirements
- B.Sc in engineering UAV related field (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or similar).
- 6 years project management of engineering/development projects.
- 2 years experience in design and project management of UAVs, or systems of similar complexity.
- 2 years experience designing and releasing parts for fabrication and mass production.
- Experience with aircraft design, performance analysis, and/or construction.
- Experience in deriving SW & HW requirements from product initiatives.
- Experience creating production quality engineering documentation.
- Experience creating and executing schedules in Jira, Microsoft Project, or similar.
- Experience with Gated design development (PDR, CDR).
- Strong people and communication skills.
- Able to work cooperatively on a team.