Sr. Principal Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer - 18305*

This role involves decomposing and allocating system requirements, developing functional architectures and concepts of operations for cruise-missile subsystems, leading test integration, managing technical maturation roadmaps, and mitigating program risks. The engineer will facilitate cross-functional working groups, produce key systems engineering deliverables, and act as a liaison with internal teams and customers within the Advanced Programs organization.

Responsibilities

• Decompose and allocate system requirements into detailed specifications, maintaining end-to-end traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop functional architectures, use cases, and concepts of operations for cruise-missile subsystems, including model-based systems engineering artifacts (CAMEO, DOORS).
• Lead hardware-in-the-loop, developmental flight, and operational test integration, overseeing verification and validation of software and hardware components.
• Create and manage technical-maturation roadmaps and integration plans for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate program risks, producing risk-management plans and supporting decision-making.
• Facilitate cross-functional working groups and model-capability reviews, ensuring adherence to standards and processes.
• Produce key systems-engineering deliverables such as design reviews, trade studies, interface control documents, and requirements baselines.
• Contribute to proposal development, RFP/RFS responses, and Bases of Estimate for TMRR efforts.
• Act as a Systems Engineering liaison with internal teams, external partners, and customers, providing expertise and guidance.

Requirements

• Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Masters degree and 3 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD and 1 years of relevant experience.
• Senior Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of related experience, 6 years with Masters, 4 years with PhD
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• 3+ (Principal) 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience assessing and managing program risks in a defense-acquisition environment.
• 3+ (Principal), 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience with DOORS and CAMEO and recent MBSE work including architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition.

Nice to have

• Active US Government Top Secret Clearance.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• 3+ (Principal) 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience with DoD weapon-system conceptual and preliminary design, particularly for test and integration.
• 3+ (Principal) 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience with Flight-test planning and development of test procedures for cruise-missile systems.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence) for software development and integration.
• Recent requirements development and decomposition experience
• Specifically deriving requirements for supplier specifications
• Flight systems architecture development experience – In either the missile or unmanned aircraft domain
• System Requirements Review experience

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts