Senior Systems Engineer

HRL Laboratories pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science. Delivering transformative technologies in automotive, aerospace and defense, HRL advances the critical missions of its customers to help them remove limitations and create competitive advantage. HRL then transitions the work back to customers – ready for real-world application. For more than 70 years, HRL’s rich portfolio of scientific discoveries and engineering innovations continues to build on each other — often in unexpected, profound and far-reaching ways. As a private company owned jointly by Boeing and GM, HRL prioritizes purpose over profit, significantly advancing the state of the art. HRL Laboratories pioneers world-class infrared sensor systems for aerospace and defense, enhancing national capabilities through innovative solutions. We collaborate closely with our customers to transform emerging needs into high-performance outcomes. Our business model leverages our focus on advanced research and product delivery, ensuring customer satisfaction and mission success. This candidate will serve as a systems level technical leader and the primary customer technical point of contact. They will drive architecture decisions, guide cross disciplinary engineering teams, and ensure alignment from concept through delivery while maintaining strong, proactive customer communication. Essential Duties: • Act as the main technical point of contact, delivering clear updates on requirements, status, risks, and decisions • Convert customer needs into system requirements with traceability and alignment through proactive communication • Develop system architectures for complex IR sensor products to support roadmaps and mission goals • Lead cross-functional teams in requirements definition, allocation, flow-down, and verification planning, promoting effective communication • Conduct technical trade studies, reviews, and make major engineering decisions, including system optimization and resolving cr