Sentinel - Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (19626*)

Description

The defense systems unit is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Engineer for the Sentinel program in Roy, UT.

The program supports the US Air Force with sustainment, development, production and fielding of hardware and system changes for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ground and airborne launch control systems, launch facilities and related infrastructure.

The role may be filled at Principal level 3 or Senior Principal level 4, depending on your qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Help carry out use case work, define and allocate requirements, break functions down, specify interfaces, verify and validate, and trace requirements.
• Work with counterparts on the integrated product team to produce systems engineering and design deliverables.
• Build architecture content for large program designs together with technical staff and stakeholders.
• Place the right requirements in the system model and confirm they are represented correctly.
• Build system architecture in Cameo Enterprise Architecture, covering behavioral, structural and analytical views.
• Help develop, manage and analyze system requirements.
• Define modeling methods, procedures and processes for model development, tool integration and team integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years of related experience, a master's degree with 3 years, or a PhD with 1 year. Senior Principal level 4 requires a bachelor's with 8 years, a master's with 6 years, or a PhD with 4 years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance at the time you apply, current and within scope, with an investigation dated within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) access within a timeframe set by business needs.
• At least 1 year of requirements management, analysis or allocation experience (2 years for Senior Principal).
• At least 1 year of Model-Based Engineering or Model-Based Systems Engineering practice, languages or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDRAW (2 years for Senior Principal).
• At least 1 year with one or more of: Command and Control (C2), physical security, cybersecurity, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems or processes, communications systems, facility design, or military aerospace development such as Sentinel, Minute Man III, B-2 or B-21 delivery systems (2 years for Senior Principal).
• Preferred: 1 year developing or reviewing requirements in DOORS or a similar tool.
• Preferred: 1 year working in teams with leadership responsibilities.
• Preferred: 1 year creating, updating and maintaining system performance documentation.
• Preferred: you work independently, handle hard problems with little oversight, and recommend solutions and process improvements to leadership.
• Preferred: strong written and verbal communication skills.

Conditions

Full-time role.

Secret clearance is required to start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

The position depends on contract award.

Standard schedule is 9/80: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off.

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

Benefits

• Base salary: $98,400.00 to $147,600.00 at the primary level, or $122,800.00 to $184,200.00 at the secondary level, set by scope, experience, education, skills and market conditions.
• Depending on the position, possible overtime, shift differential and discretionary bonus, with annual bonuses rewarding individual contributions and company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan and savings plan.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Educational assistance.
• Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions.
• Health and wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Company paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business.