Senior Systems Engineer
Volant Partners · Seattle, WA
$142,000–$177,000from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level systems engineering role with a strong electrical engineering focus, supporting clients in aviation and other regulated industries from an onsite Seattle location. Day-to-day work centers on authoring and maintaining certification documentation, tracing requirements through electrical schematics and diagrams, and developing high-reliability electronic hardware for aircraft. The role suits an experienced engineer comfortable navigating client environments and bridging systems and electrical engineering disciplines.
Senior level · 6+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (6)
This role is primarily a Systems/Electrical Engineer position in the aerospace/defense consulting space — it is not a conventional IT or software-focused occupation. No SOC code maps cleanly: 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest available code for a systems engineering/requirements-analysis role, but the day-to-day work (electrical schematics, circuit design, certification documentation, hardware development for aircraft) is more accurately an engineering occupation outside the 15-xxxx series. Confidence is Low as a result.
The posting requires candidates to be a 'US Person' (citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee), which is a common export-control/ITAR gate in defense and aviation work — not a formal security clearance requirement, so clearance is set to None.
Requirements management tools (DOORS Classic/DNG, JAMA, Confluence, JIRA) and Configuration Management knowledge appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The core electrical engineering skills (circuit design, power conversion, PCB layout, schematic review) and certification documentation authoring are listed under Required Qualifications and are treated as hard gates.
Experience in regulated industries (defense, aviation) and consulting/engineering services background are listed as preferred, not required.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): requirements management, certification documentation.
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