Principal Engineer Systems/Sr. Principal Engineer Systems

Description

The aeronautics systems group is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer, with a Senior Principal Systems Engineer level also open, to join its Systems Engineering organization in Oklahoma City, OK.

The role can be filled at level 3 or level 4 and is an individual contributor role on a multi-disciplinary engineering team that works within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure.

You will shape new and existing program requirements and help steer future technologies and capabilities across several Modernization and Sustainment efforts at once.

Relocation assistance may be available. A Secret clearance is required before start, and travel is 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Act as Scrum Master by running stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives, and by improving Agile practices across the development lifecycle.
• Research, write requirements, build models, define interfaces and carry out analysis.
• Develop and allocate requirements, and plan verification and validation.
• Lead interface definition work and support communication with program, functional and subsystem leads.
• Write complex specifications, interface control documents and engineering reports.
• Keep Systems Engineering artifacts under proper configuration management.
• Work with key stakeholders to confirm that Systems Engineering artifacts are properly verified and validated.
• Support cross-IPT development of system-level requirements and use cases.
• Work with Release Train Engineers to build and run scrum team plans and metrics.
• Manage project execution rhythm, coordination and reporting.
• Use JIRA (or a similar tool) to track and resolve issues.
• Gather input from stakeholders and team members, then present findings and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Level 3 (Principal Systems Engineer 3): a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related professional or military experience in Systems Engineering, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related experience.
• Level 4 (Sr. Principal Systems Engineer 4): a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional or military experience in Systems Engineering, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related experience.
• You must be able to obtain and keep a DoD Secret clearance and a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Experience in at least one area of aerospace Systems Engineering, such as requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification, integration or requirements management.
• Experience working in Scrum or Agile execution.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with excellent communication to coordinate across IPTs and with external customers.
• Preferred: Scrum Master certification.
• Preferred: experience with Atlassian tools and Python or another scripting language.
• Preferred: experience decomposing requirements and tracing them from system level to unit or supplier specifications.
• Preferred: experience with software development.
• Preferred: experience with HW/SW integration testing.
• Preferred: experience managing suppliers against technical requirements and verification expectations.
• Preferred: experience with DOORS DXL and DOORS administration.
• Preferred: experience with Cameo.
• Preferred: experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Preferred: experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment for software development on Aircraft Sustainment efforts.
• Preferred: experience with project management.
• Preferred: an active DoD Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Preferred: an active SAP clearance.

Conditions

The base pay range is $93,900.00 to $174,500.00. This is a general guideline, and the final offer depends on factors such as the scope of the role and your experience, education, skills and the current market.

A second pay range is listed as $0.00 to $0.00.

Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and share company results. Vice President and Director roles may also be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

The work schedule is 9/80, with every other Friday off.

Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, and a savings plan.
• Paid company holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business.
• Learning opportunities and a friendly team environment.