Swarm Aero
Systems Engineer
$140K–$200K
Oxnard · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of systems engineering experience on aerospace, defense, or UAS platforms.
- Visa sponsorship
- US person status required. Under ITAR, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Supports architecture, requirements, integration, verification, and flight-readiness work for Swarm Aero’s swarming aircraft and related systems.
What you'll do
- Maintain system architecture, requirements, interface documents, and functional decomposition across aircraft subsystems.
- Lead cross-discipline integration, system-level trade studies, and HIL/SIL testing; investigate and resolve anomalies.
- Coordinate verification plans with ground and flight test teams, manage technical risks, and contribute to airworthiness and flight-authorization documentation.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of systems engineering experience on aerospace, defense, or UAS platforms.
- Experience authoring and managing system requirements with modern digital tools, and writing clear, verifiable, testable requirements.
- Strong MBSE knowledge and deep experience with systems modeling using SysML.
- Hands-on integration across multidisciplinary hardware and software teams, with configuration control and verification traceability.
Nice to have
- Background in flight control, avionics, or propulsion subsystem integration; experience with ARP4754.
- Exposure to defense programs, military airworthiness, or flight authorization processes including MIL-HDBK-516; active security clearance.
Pay
USD $140K – $200K (base salary)
Tools
Jama, Polarion, JIRA, MBSE, SysML, Cameo, HIL, SIL
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