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Systems Engineering Manager, Mission Autonomy

$191K–$253K

Costa Mesa, California, United States +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026

Location
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Experience
10+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle.
Education
B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or similar engineering or technical field.

About the job

Leads systems engineering for Group 5 Mission Autonomy, guiding engineering practices, teams, and systems artifacts across product development and deployment.

What you'll do

  • Manage the Group 5 Mission Autonomy Systems Engineering homeroom and own its business outcomes.
  • Develop systems engineering frameworks and processes, and advocate for engineering rigor across programs.
  • Build and manage a team that creates and maintains systems engineering artifacts, collaborating with systems and software engineering leads.

What they ask for

  • B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or a similar engineering or technical field.
  • 10+ years Systems Engineering Experience across the life cycle.
  • Demonstrated ability developing, integrating, and testing autonomy solutions, including requirements-based testing frameworks.
  • Experience managing multiple teams up to 15 engineers; designing systems using MBSE methods in SysML; software development tools/infrastructure; and eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience defining or implementing Mission Autonomy behaviors through UCI, or automation in Cameo or Python for Systems Engineering use cases.

Pay

$191,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

SysML, Github, CI/CD pipelines, Cameo, Python, UCI

AI focus

The role supports mission autonomy systems and develops autonomy solutions for commercial or defense applications.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)