Principal/ Senior Principal Systems Engineer Integration and Test (SEIT) Lead

Description

The Naval and Oceanic Systems unit in Annapolis, MD wants self-starters who are proactive, respectful, clear communicators and authentic, who own their assigned work and deliver on commitments.

The Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test and Logistics department in the company's oceanic group is hiring SEIT Leads for its team of experienced engineers.

You would support complex maritime programs of national strategic importance, working on oceanic systems that use uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), undersea payloads, acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, sensor processing, navigation, platform integration, subsea and maritime-surface communications, advanced algorithms, digital engineering, and more.

The company works across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. The team is collaborative, invests in personal and technical growth, and supports work-life balance, innovation, and STEM outreach. The campus has been a great place to work for 60 years.

Several positions are open and offers depend on experience and qualifications, so apply even if your experience is greater than what is listed below.

Posting tag: NOSBlitz.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplined engineering teams from business capture through system design, then integration and test of highly complex technical systems.
• Plan systems engineering tasks, support program scheduling, and carry out Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Manage risk and collect and report metrics.
• Oversee customer deliverables and adjudicate comments on them.
• Manage staffing needs and requests.
• Develop content, combine material from associate contractors, and present it at reviews including Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (TRR), and Consent to Ship Review (CSR).
• Direct requirements work in DOORS, Cameo, or Excel, interface definition and tracking, CONOPS, integration and test planning and execution, and verification and validation.

Requirements

• Principal Systems Engineer: a Bachelor's in a STEM field plus at least 5 years of engineering experience, or a Master's in a STEM field plus at least 3 years of engineering experience.
• Principal Systems Engineer: a genuine interest in maritime surface and undersea work.
• Principal Systems Engineer: demonstrated experience in most of these areas: systems engineering process, requirements, system modeling, architecture, interface traceability, integration and test, and verification and validation.
• Principal Systems Engineer: broad experience applying systems engineering across the systems V lifecycle model.
• Principal Systems Engineer: strong spoken and written communication.
• Principal Systems Engineer: a current Top Secret clearance and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: an advanced degree in a STEM-related field.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience designing or developing for the maritime domain, including torpedoes, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR and sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, submarine payloads, and similar.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience in naval warfare areas such as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Mine-Warfare (MIW), Cyber Warfare, and/or other areas.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience establishing and applying Earned Value Management.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: proficiency with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: familiarity with architecture frameworks and modeling languages such as SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM and/or UAF.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: proficiency with model-based tools such as Cameo, ModelCenter, and SIEMENS Teamcenter.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: proficiency performing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: demonstrated leadership, including mentoring and working with customers.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience leading teams of systems engineers, such as serving as a SEIT Lead.
• Principal Systems Engineer preferred: an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: a Bachelor's in a STEM field plus at least 8 years of engineering experience, a Master's in a STEM field plus at least three (6) years of engineering experience, or a PhD in a STEM field plus at least 4 years of engineering experience.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: a genuine interest in maritime surface and undersea work.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: demonstrated experience in most of these areas: systems engineering process, requirements, system modeling, architecture, interface traceability, integration and test, and verification and validation.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: broad experience applying systems engineering across the systems V lifecycle model.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: strong spoken and written communication.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: a current Top Secret clearance and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: an advanced degree in a STEM-related field.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience designing or developing for the maritime domain, including torpedoes, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR and sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, submarine payloads, and similar.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience in naval warfare areas such as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Mine-Warfare (MIW), Cyber Warfare, and/or other areas.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience establishing and applying Earned Value Management.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: proficiency with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: familiarity with architecture frameworks and modeling languages such as SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM and/or UAF.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: proficiency with model-based tools such as Cameo, ModelCenter, and SIEMENS Teamcenter.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: proficiency performing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: demonstrated leadership, including mentoring and working with customers.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: experience leading teams of systems engineers, such as serving as a SEIT Lead.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer preferred: an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
• Not required, but desired: experience with Navy customers and underwater or naval systems such as torpedoes, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR/sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, submarine payloads, etc.
• Not required, but desirable: experience in anti-submarine warfare, seabed warfare, mine countermeasures, and Navy tactics.

Conditions

Full-time, on-site role in Annapolis, MD.

Travel is 10% of the time.

A Top Secret clearance is required for start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Salary for the Primary Level is $108,800.00 - $163,200.00, and for the Secondary Level is $135,800.00 - $203,600.00.

These ranges are a general guideline. The company considers scope and responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and current market conditions when setting base salary.

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

Benefits

• Depending on the position, overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may be available in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let employees share in company results.
• Vice President and Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.