| Location | Fremont, CALIFORNIA |
Client Overview
Our client, Elma Electronic, is a global leader in rugged embedded computing solutions serving the defense, aerospace, and industrial technology sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to mission-critical programs and advanced computing platforms while working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams on highly complex technical projects.
Overview
The Project Systems Engineer serves as the technical lead for embedded computing system projects, guiding programs from proposal transition through engineering execution, production readiness, and customer integration. This role ensures customer requirements are translated into practical, manufacturable solutions while driving collaboration across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and program management teams.
Summary
We are seeking an experienced Project Systems Engineer with expertise in embedded computing, systems architecture, and technical project leadership. The ideal candidate will combine strong engineering knowledge with proven project execution skills, serving as the primary technical interface between customers, internal teams, and suppliers throughout the product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Lead embedded computing projects from proposal handoff through design, production, delivery, and customer integration.
Translate customer requirements, statements of work, and system architectures into detailed engineering plans and system designs.
Partner with embedded computer architects to develop solutions that meet technical and program objectives.
Develop and maintain requirements documentation, interface definitions, architecture descriptions, configuration records, and technical review materials.
Coordinate engineering activities across hardware, software, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, quality, procurement, and supply chain teams.
Manage project schedules, technical risks, action items, dependencies, and deliverables throughout execution.
Evaluate sourcing strategies, lead times, material availability, supplier performance, and procurement risks.
Ensure solutions are manufacturable, supportable, and aligned with production capabilities.
Translate system requirements into engineering work packages, milestones, and execution plans.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
Support customer integration activities by resolving interface challenges, installation concerns, and technical questions.
Oversee production readiness, documentation completion, testing activities, and delivery requirements.
Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, cost, and resource risks.
Support customer and internal reviews including architecture reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), production readiness reviews, and integration reviews.
Maintain project records including technical decisions, meeting notes, requirements, action items, and status updates.
Monitor project performance and provide regular updates on engineering progress, manufacturing readiness, and delivery milestones.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
5-10 years of experience in systems engineering, embedded computing, system architecture, technical project leadership, or related engineering disciplines.
Experience leading engineering projects from proposal development through customer delivery and integration.
Strong understanding of rugged embedded computing systems and open systems architectures.
Experience analyzing customer requirements and translating them into executable engineering solutions.
Knowledge of military, aerospace, defense, or high-reliability computing environments preferred.
Experience leading cross-functional teams across hardware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain organizations.
Familiarity with VPX, VME, CompactPCI, and rugged embedded system architectures.
Understanding of MOSA, OpenVPX, VITA standards, SOSA-aligned architectures, and modular open systems concepts.
Experience supporting technical proposals, requirements analysis, design reviews, and engineering change processes.
Knowledge of configuration management, requirements traceability, contract review, and statement of work interpretation.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Visio.
Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Experience supporting military and aerospace customers strongly preferred.
Ability to travel up to 20% as needed.
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