Red 6 is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer!

Company Overview

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

The Role

We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, and verification of the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) across the full product lifecycle. This role supports overall system development via requirements development and traceability, architecture definition, interface management, hardware/software integration, and conducting formal design milestone reviews. The Principal Systems Engineer operates in a cross-functional environment supporting hardware, software, optics, test, and airworthiness teams to ensure technical performance, compliance, and mission readiness of complex integrated systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements using approved requirements management tools.
• Establish and maintain the Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM), ensuring bidirectional traceability from system requirements through verification artifacts.
• Develop and manage Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for internal and external system integrations (hardware, software, avionics, and platform interfaces).
• Lead and support design milestone reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, and SVR.
• Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies (SysML) to develop system architectures, functional decompositions, use cases, and interface models.
• Conduct trade studies and technical analysis to support design decisions and performance optimization.
• Manage allocations of weight, power, and other system resources across components.
• Coordinate and oversee system integration and verification activities in both lab and aircraft environments.
• Identify and manage technical risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place.
• Serve as a technical point of contact across internal teams and with external partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related STEM field.
• 8 to 12 years of experience in aerospace, defense, or mission-critical system development.
• Firm grasp of the systems engineering development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in trade studies and technical decision support.
• Proficiency with requirements management tools (development, decomposition, tracing, validation and verification).
• Experience authoring and reviewing ICDs, Concepts of Operation, Trade Studies, Documentation Trees, Engineering Management Plans, Engineering Change Packages.
• Experience supporting or leading formal design milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or related technical field.
• INCOSE ASEP or CSEP Certification.
• Experience with AR/VR technologies and head-mounted display systems.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD documentation standards and defense acquisition lifecycle processes.
• Familiarity with avionics systems, aircraft integration, or similar platforms.
• Experience applying MBSE methodologies using SysML tools (Cameo, MagicDraw, or Rhapsody).
• Familiarity with airworthiness certification and safety-critical system development.

Pay Range: $160,000-$200,000