Onsite Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Comms

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About the role

  • Senior Principal Systems Engineer supporting U.S. Air Force modernization of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications capabilities as a subject matter expert in systems engineering. Leading technical proposal preparation and development of complex systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical proposal preparation and serve as a subject matter expert in non-advocate, internal, and customer reviews
  • Ensure the development and management of technical risks and develops and executes mitigation plans
  • Recommend investments or changes in technology, resources, procedures, equipment, systems, or other assets to improve the quality of the organization's projects
  • Participate and lead bids and proposals
  • Apply SysML concepts for System Modeling across a full engineering lifecycle
  • Serve as design authority for our Integrated Strategic Solutions Engineering (ISSE) NC3 systems
  • Contribute as a subject matter expert to the design and architecture of a complex communications-based system of systems
  • Lead development and communication of roadmaps for ISSE projects, associated technologies, and product lines
  • Advise engineering managers, program managers, business development managers, product line managers, and component architects
  • Establish trusted and influential relationships with customers and suppliers
  • Serve as the primary technology and systems engineering focal point for leadership and the customer for ISSE mission equipment packages/solutions
  • Coordinate across strategic business units for alignment of portfolio roadmaps
  • Monitor cost and schedule and reporting project status to program management and engineering leadership
  • Work and communicate effectively with all levels of management, individual contributors on the program team, and external stakeholders

Requirements

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
  • Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain Top Secret after start
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
  • Leadership and mentoring experience systems engineering teams
  • Demonstrated experience with RF equipment and applications including link budget analysis, co-site analysis, government and commercial data waveforms, and user/mission system integration
  • Prior experience with VLF, LF, HF, V/UHF, and Milsatcom
  • Embedded development including interface definition, requirements, and use case development
  • Experience with system architecture development, and systems, software, and hardware engineering
  • Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools - Build advanced SysML models for activities, states, block diagrams, and use cases
  • Experience with proposal preparation and serve as a subject matter expert in non-advocate, internal, and customer reviews
  • Experience with aircraft level system integration
  • Development of integration and test plans, test cases, and procedures
  • Development and execution of product and system level tests to include experience with automation test tools or scripting
  • Experience with regulatory and certification requirements: TSO, DO-160, DO-254, DO-178B/C, and ARP 4754
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment, being part of a highly integrated team working closely with SW, Integration and Verification teams
  • Experience with virtualization technologies
  • Knowledge of MIL-STD-1553B, ARINC 661 standard and bus protocols
  • Experience with TCP/IP network applications development
  • Experience on an NC3 program

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
  • Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
  • Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Autism Benefit
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
  • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
  • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
  • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
  • May be eligible for relocation

Job title

Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Comms

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$132,400 - $251,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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