Senior Systems Engineer

Armaments Research Company

Senior Systems Engineer connecting hardware, firmware, mobile, and cloud systems at ARC. Owning architecture, requirements, interfaces, and verification for battlefield-awareness IoT products.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in systems engineering, bridging hardware, firmware, and cloud technologies while managing requirements, interfaces, and architecture for embedded systems and cloud software products. Proficient in technical documentation, verification, and validation processes, with a strong focus on IoT and embedded systems integration.

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Systems EngineeringIoT And Embedded SystemsTechnical WritingNetworking ProtocolsCloud-Agnostic Architectures

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Hard Skills

Embedded CRTOS (Zephyr)BLEFirmware IntegrationSensor IntegrationDecentralized Identity ManagementVerification And ValidationInterface Control DocumentsData ContractsComponent Simulation

Soft Skills

CollaborationTechnical JudgmentDocumentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

Digital TwinsCloud TechnologiesVersion-Controlled SchemasIntegration Testing

Industry Keywords

U.S. CitizenshipClassified Information AccessZero-Trust FrameworksStart-Up Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudIoTRTOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the systems engineer across the engineering team, bridging hardware, firmware, and cloud, and owning end-to-end system architecture and interfaces
Capture, decompose, and maintain system requirements spanning the embedded device, mobile applications, and cloud analytics, tracing them from customer need through verification
Own interface control documents and data contracts between firmware, mobile, backend, and data, including machine-readable, version-controlled schemas for BLE, WebSocket, and API contracts
Provide technical judgment across firmware behavior, sensor and hardware integration, power and timing constraints, networking protocols, and cloud data flow
Champion development processes including requirements management, design reviews, configuration and change control, and verification/validation
Create architecture descriptions, requirements, test plans, and decision records
Drive system-level verification and validation using component simulators, digital twins, and integration testing
Collaborate with mobile developers, firmware engineers, hardware engineers, and data scientists on multi-domain problems
Travel less than 10% for in-person events including system testing

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in systems, electrical, or computer engineering, computer science, or a related field
7+ years of engineering experience spanning hardware/firmware and software systems
Ability to operate as a systems engineer across disciplines, owning requirements, interfaces, and architecture for embedded hardware and cloud software products
Hands-on depth in IoT and embedded systems, including sensor integration, firmware/hardware interaction, wireless links such as BLE, constrained-network operation, and device-to-cloud data paths
Familiarity with embedded C, an RTOS such as Zephyr, and low-power wireless SoCs such as Nordic nRF is a strong plus
Strong grasp of networking protocols and interface control documents (ICDs)
Familiarity with cloud-agnostic architectures and modern back-end/orchestration technologies
Working knowledge of decentralized identity management, including zero-trust frameworks
Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
Experience in a start-up environment
Must be a U.S. Citizen and otherwise eligible to obtain access to classified information and facilities
Must obtain any required authorization to access restricted information and facilities protected under U.S. laws and regulations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity Options
401k plan
Employer paid employee medical, dental and vision
12 paid holidays
Flexible PTO Policy