Entry Level Systems Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to join Sonatech LLC in Santa Barbara, California. At Sonatech, a premier undersea acoustics engineering and manufacturing company specializing in advanced SONAR solutions for the US Navy, you will be part of a culture of innovation and first-class customer service. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape new products from scratch, improve existing systems, and work closely with customers to develop system concepts, technical requirements, and product specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture development, interface definition, system modelling, algorithm development, data analysis, and trade studies.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle.
• Progress reporting to management and customer representatives.
• Support systems integration and customer trial activities.
• Generation of technical requirements and specifications, requirement management, compliance traceability and verification.
• Provide technical direction to subject matter experts including mechanical, electrical, software, transducer, and signal processing engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or bachelor's degree in EE plus 5 years' experience as a systems engineer.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Experience in developing computer-based performance models in MATLAB to support system concept/design definition.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presenting to customers and senior leadership.
• US Citizenship required and ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in electrical engineering.
• Experience with underwater acoustic positioning systems for tracking and navigation.
• Understanding of underwater acoustic principles.
• Understanding of electronic systems with embedded software applications.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• 3% 401K contribution (no matching required)
• Company events.
• Salary Range: $110,000 - $180,000