Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 19420

Description

The company's Defense Systems unit is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer for the Sentinel program, based in Roy, UT.

The program supports the Air Force in sustaining, developing, producing and fielding hardware and system changes for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ground and airborne launch control systems, launch facilities and related infrastructure.

The role is a SEIT verification engineer post, and the company may fill it at either the Principal (T-03) or Sr. Principal (T-04) level.

The company works across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, and emphasizes purposeful work and personal growth.

Responsibilities

• Define and coordinate the Sentinel systems engineering strategy for allocating and verifying military and industry standards against the program.
• Act as the subject matter expert on requirements verification, linking SEIT Directors, Specialty Engineering and business units.
• Report verification status to SEIT leadership.
• Help the program requirements lead write and maintain the system-level requirement specification.
• Work with subject matter experts and teams so lower-level requirements are decomposed correctly.
• Manage system-level information using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools.
• Coordinate with US Government stakeholders to make sure their requirements are met.

Requirements

• Strong engineering background, with an understanding of how military and industry standard requirements are decomposed, allocated and verified into the Sentinel performance specification.
• Deep knowledge of systems engineering requirement decomposition, Sentinel program strategy and the Specialty Engineering requirement set.
• Experience with DOORS is required.
• Willingness to learn and to work with engineers at every level across the Sentinel program.
• Principal level: 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree in science, 3 years with a master's, or 1 year with a PhD.
• Principal level: an active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application, current and within scope, and the ability to obtain and keep Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a timeframe the company considers reasonable for its business needs.
• Principal level: at least 1 year of experience developing requirements in DOORS.
• Sr. Principal level: a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field and 8 years of experience, a master's degree and 6 years, or a PhD and 4 years.
• Sr. Principal level: an active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application, current and within scope, and the ability to obtain and keep SAP approval within a timeframe the company considers reasonable for its business needs.
• Sr. Principal level: at least 3+ years of experience developing requirements in DOORS.
• Preferred: US citizenship with an active Top Secret clearance or higher, awarded within the past 6 years, and the ability to receive SAP certification.
• Preferred: Cameo or MBSE experience.
• Preferred: knowledge of system integration and test principles.
• Preferred: test experience at any level of build, such as unit, element or segment.
• Preferred: experience working with internal and external teams to complete tasks.
• Preferred: ability to communicate and present technical details to peers and stakeholders.
• Preferred: experience with the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) standards and methods.
• Preferred: experience working in an Agile environment with Atlassian tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

Conditions

Full-time employment.

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

Travel is required for 10% of the time.

Relocation assistance may be available, and the role may offer a competitive relocation package.

A active Secret clearance is required to start.

Primary level base salary range: $98,400.00 to $147,600.00.

Secondary level base salary range: $122,800.00 to $184,200.00.

The salary range is a general guideline. Pay offers depend on the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401k plan.
• Educational assistance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions.
• Paid time off for vacation and personal business.
• Health and wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Company paid holidays.
• Savings plan.
• Annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual contributions and shared company results.
• Possible overtime and shift differential pay, depending on the position.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President and Director roles.