Senior Systems Engineer – Contingent

🕒 August 22, 2025

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Zel Technologies LLC

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1988

🚀 Aerospace

🏛️ Government

🔐 Security

Aerospace • Government • Security

Zel Technologies LLC is a mission-focused defense and national security services company that provides operational support, expert advice, training, and technical solutions to U. S. military, intelligence, and homeland security customers. Its capabilities include C5ISR and intelligence services, modeling and simulation, space systems integration and engineering, ground combat and live-fire training, and command-and-control and homeland security solutions. Based in Hampton Roads, VA, ZelTech supports contingency planning for WMD threats, ISR system development and training, and civil-military collaboration, and highlights programs for veterans and mentor-protégé partnerships.

📋 Description

• Provide electrical engineering support for UxS advanced technology development, including the development of system architectures and requirements in accordance with applicable Navy standards. • Lead the design and development of electrical and electronic system architectures for UxS platforms and subsystems, including vehicle control, power conversion/distribution, and sensor integration. • Support the development of vehicle control, power control, power conversion, and power distribution systems, including interface control to input sources and output loads. • Oversee integration of electrical systems with mechanical, software, and communication subsystems. • Interface with fabrication and prototyping teams to ensure manufacturability and quality of electrical builds. • Provide support for in-house technology development initiatives, including feasibility assessments of proposals and ongoing projects by other parties in government, academia, and industry. • Understand systems engineering and project management processes and apply as needed, including development of requirements. • Provide supporting technical and logistics documentation relative to recommended design improvements and performance requirements. • Provide, design, and make recommendations for complex multi-discipline systems. • Provide operational support to field designed systems. • Prepare statements of work, cost estimates, presentations and reports, and research technical information to support design and prototyping. • Support project planning, design, development, and execution for research development, investigations, analyses, demonstrations, and testing. • Recommend improvements in design, operation, maintenance, and safety for assigned systems and equipment. • Must be able to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously and make recommendations for improvement/refinement and advise technically. • Reports on project status, risk, expenditures, execution, etc. • Integrate multiple components and COTs/GOTs systems into various systems and payloads at system level. • Plan, lead, and conduct hardware development, modification, and related functions to adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet Government needs and contingencies. • Analyze problems, define risks, and develop mitigation plans rapidly. • Design and implement payloads or other equipment involving mechanical, electrical, software and structural design and engineering skills. • Must be adaptable, innovative, creative, and ready to lead their organization and project team on mission critical projects. • Performs other duties as assigned to accomplish the mission goals.

🎯 Requirements

• Must be a US citizen. • Must possess a secret level clearance with the ability to achieve a TS. • BA/BS (preferably in Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering) and ten (10) or more years of relevant experience. • Successful background and drug screening check. • Previous experience with Government R&D. • Background in Engineering. • Five (5) years of experience in supporting unmanned systems programs, including one or more of the following: operations, maintenance, design, research, development, experimentation, and/or testing.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance • 401k immediate vesting with company match • Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Account with company contributions • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Bonuses for performance • Voluntary life/accidental death & dismemberment • Educational assistance and special training programs • Voluntary benefits (accidental, critical illness, whole life) • Group life insurance (Company paid) • Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance (Company paid) • Paid Time Off (PTO), Holiday Leave, Jury Duty, and Military Leave • Health and fitness reimbursement • Referral bonuses • Employee discounts on various services and products