Systems Engineer Senior in Tampa, Florida at O W T Global Llc

About OWT Global

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tampa, FL, OWT Global is a small business delivering reliable, operationally proven expertise to the U.S. Government, industry partners, and commercial clients. Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Tampa Bay Times (2022–2026), we specialize in Engineering Support, RDT&E, Technical Program & Project Management, and operations supporting Unmanned Systems (UxS), C5ISRT, and Air Domain Awareness & Defense (ADAD) requirements.

OWT Global proudly supports the DoD SkillBridge Program, helping service members transition into civilian careers. Our team is comprised of 90+% veterans from the very communities we support every day—bringing unmatched operational experience and technical expertise to every mission.

Position Overview

• This position serves as the senior technical lead and system architect for complex, mission-critical defense systems. The role oversees hardware, software, and network architecture from concept through deployment, ensuring technical excellence and mission effectiveness.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and system architect for complex, mission-critical defense systems, overseeing system hardware, software, and network architecture from concept through fielding.
• Lead technical planning, system design, integration, verification and validation (V&V), and deployment activities across the full system lifecycle.
• Conduct system-level trade studies and evaluate architectural alternatives with consideration of cost, schedule, technical risk, supportability, and long-term sustainment.
• Lead requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and traceability to ensure alignment between system-level objectives and subsystem implementation.
• Perform and oversee requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, interface definition, and system integration planning.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensuring system-level performance, reliability, and compliance objectives are achieved.
• Guide integration, system testing, and quality assurance efforts to ensure readiness for qualification and field deployment.
• Develop and review technical documentation including system architectures, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, test procedures, and technical reports.
• Act as a technical advisor to program management and customers, providing insight into emerging technologies, industry trends, and modernization opportunities.
• Support business development activities by contributing to capture strategies, white papers, RFI responses, technical proposals, and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 15+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 13+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• RF theory and microwave engineering
• Power supply and power distribution design
• Wireless communications and/or SIGINT technologies
• System and subsystem-level analysis methodologies
• Strong working knowledge of the RF spectrum and modern communications infrastructures, including:
• Signal structures and modulation techniques
• Data rates and bandwidth considerations
• Multiplexing/demultiplexing methods
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and conducting formal technical reviews with customers (SRR, PDR, CDR, TIMs).
• Experience leading hardware integration and full hardware/software system integration efforts.
• Proven ability to evaluate technical approaches considering cost, schedule, risk, and long-term supportability.
• Broad understanding of project lifecycle management principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience interfacing directly with customers, program management, and senior technical leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with advanced communication waveforms, antenna systems, and RF front-end architectures.
• Demonstrated system architecture and cross-disciplinary design leadership (electrical, RF, mechanical, software, computer engineering).
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and architecture frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with:
• RF, digital, and analog hardware design, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Environmental qualification requirements (e.g., EMI/EMC, vibration, thermal).
• FPGA development (VHDL design and implementation).
• Simulation and analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, and LabVIEW.
• Advanced laboratory instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, RF test equipment).
• Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs and classified development environments.

Clearance Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
• Willingness to work in classified laboratory environments and support secure program activities asrequired

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Coverage:Health, Dental, and Vision insurance through UnitedHealthcare with a 50% employer contribution.
• Insurance Protection:Competitive short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and Workers’ Compensation coverage.
• Retirement Plans:Traditional and Roth 401(k) options with a 4% employer match through John Hancock with immediate vesting.
• Paid Time Off:Generous PTO, including 160 hours of PTO and 11 days of paid holiday leave