Senior Engineer – Navigation Systems

Senior Engineer – Navigation Systems

The Opportunity:

As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the innovation, pursuit, and execution of US Government and DoD technology development in the area of Inertial Navigation with an emphasis on driving growth of the MEMS inertial sensor business to support Safran Federal Systems and Safran’s long term sales goals

Our Technology:

Safran Federal Systems provides Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, defense organizations and their contractors. Safran Federal Systems is authorized to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects, in addition to supporting strategic partnerships for key defense PNT technologies.

How will I contribute:

• Develop innovative new solutions to long-standing challenges in the area of inertial sensors and inertial navigation
• Develop sophisticated numerical models, such as finite element analysis, to support new designs, especially related to MEMS inertial sensor development.
• Develop test protocols and perform testing of inertial sensors.
• Analyze data and use date to validate and refine numerical models.
• As needed, support inertial sensor fabrication and assembly, including support of equipment specifications, tool validation, and process refinement, especially related to MEMS fabrication processes.
• Develop new Government and DoD business, directly with the Government and indirectly through large system integrators through a thorough understanding of the factors that are critical to success of the customer’s mission.
• Leverage a strong technical background enabling interaction with customers’ systems engineers, hardware/electrical/software engineers, and other technical staff members.
• Write proposals, RFI responses, whitepapers, etc.
• Generate cost baselines and work breakdown structures to support internal cost and price reviews.
• Travel within the U.S. to meet with customers.

What I bring to the role:

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in inertial sensor design and development
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering/ Physics/ Optics/ Material Science
• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in an engineering or technical field preferred
• Working knowledge of U.S. Defense funding and acquisition process
• Technical writing skill and experience – academic thesis, peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, project reports; ability to support technical writing with high quality graphics/ charts/ schematics
• Speaking/ Presentation/ Dialogue Skills – white board, small and large group presentations; high degree of comfort speaking senior military and staff personnel; ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals; intuitive ability to pivot from presentation to dialogue as appropriate
• Demonstrable Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency, and drive
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Self-motivated, and ability to self-prioritize effectively to achieve goals, comfortable with ambiguity
• High level of skill communicating effectively across internal and external organizations, both verbally and in writing
• Experience in Sales Development, Prospecting, Qualifying, Negotiating, and Understanding informal decision-making structures
• Ability to travel
• Secret level security clearance a preferred
• French language skills are preferred
• Proficient in Positioning, Navigation and Timing technologies or related high-tech industry preferred

Some of “the Good Stuff”:

• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Retirement Program with Employer Match
• Gym Membership Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Career Development
• Flexible working arrangements
• Excellent culture

About Safran Federal Systems

Safran Federal Systems has been awarded as a Winner of the Rochester Metro Area Top Workplaces 2024 Award.

In 2022, Safran acquired Orolia, now Safran Trusted 4D, the world leader in Resilient PNT. At the intersection of critical infrastructure and national defense, Safran Trusted 4D solutions govern and protect the integrity of systems that shape the world. In early 2019, Orolia Defense & Security spun off as a separate entity from its parent company Orolia, with the mission of providing resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Defense organizations, and their contractors.

In August of 2019, Safran Federal Systems acquired Talen-X, a U.S. company specializing in advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Simulation solutions and Interference, Detection, and Mitigation (IDM) technologies. Talen-X's portfolio was an ideal fit and has helped to enhance Safran FS's overall offerings. The acquisition enabled Talen-X's existing resources, operations and capabilities to be scaled and accelerated to better support the warfighter. Read the press release here.

Safran Federal Systems operates as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). As such, Safran FS Defense & Security is approved to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects and is positioned to support strategic partnerships in the development of key PNT technologies for the defense market.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Please note this description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice