About the role

  • Senior or Principal Systems Engineer leading US Government Defense engineering efforts for product development. Responsible for overseeing technical work and ensuring compliance with detailed specifications and requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Seeking a talented Senior or Principal Systems Engineer to work in systems engineering team to lead US Government (USG) Department of Defense (DOD) full system engineering efforts in program and product development.
  • Work to understand customer needs, identify & manage performance requirements, and provide overall customer satisfaction.
  • Contribute technical expertise, drive innovation, oversee all technical work.
  • Set, maintain design Specifications and requirements, and incorporate the latest design methods and tools.
  • Provide technical leadership in all phases of product development, including product definition, architecture, design, layout, and production support.
  • Lead full-system technical activities on medium-to-large product or program development efforts.
  • Serve as the technical conscience (Chief Engineer) of the program, leading technical dialogue with customer counterparts throughout all program phases.
  • Develop and maintain Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs).
  • Create and manage project and product specifications.
  • Provide technical and schedule risk assessments to the program office.
  • Oversee subsystem specification flow-down; perform requirements analysis and decomposition.
  • Translate and interpret customer specifications to the project engineering team.
  • Provide systems engineering leadership to ensure optical, mechanical, software, and electrical designs conform to overall system requirements.
  • Track Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) and generate and manage action plans to ensure compliance.
  • Integrate innovative technical solutions to satisfy market and customer requirements.
  • Lead and contribute to the development of new Electro-Optical / Infrared (EO/IR) sensor products.
  • Lead or oversee DoD system verification, validation, and qualification activities.

Requirements

  • Due to program requirements, you MUST be a U.S. Citizen
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering
  • For Principal Systems Engineer level: 12+ years of direct systems engineering experience, including 12+ years on DoD development programs.
  • For Senior Systems Engineer level: 8+ years of direct Systems Engineering experience, including 8+ years on DoD development programs.
  • Good understanding of Gimbal surveillance product development cycle
  • Full system engineering experience in development of large and complex products with EO/IR imaging sensors, Laser tracking & detection, fine and sophisticated mechanical and control subsystems, gimbal systems etc.
  • DOD/Space system engineering experience is a plus.
  • Strong experience and capability in leading a multi-discipline engineering and quality team on new product development from conceptual stage to PDR, CDR and to Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
  • Demonstrated experience in developing, maintaining, and tracking specification and requirements compliance matrix, risk identification and risk mitigation.
  • Experience in system modeling, analysis, design, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience in EO/IR imaging sensor/imaging system modelling, characterization, and test
  • Experience in leading or participating multidisciplinary engineering efforts (Mechanical, Thermal, electrical, firmware/software etc.)
  • Good communications skills and experience presenting to senior management.
  • Good persuasive writing skills
  • Good understanding of Laser rangefinder, Laser designator and their applications
  • A great collaborator.
  • Must be able to obtain US Gov SECRET security clearance.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Paid time off

Job title

Senior/Principal Systems Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$141,900 - $189,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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