Sr. Principal / Staff Software Systems Engineer (TS Clearance)

Description

The company's defense systems sector is hiring a Senior Principal Systems Engineer or a Staff Systems Engineer for a growing, diverse team. The work is Agile development of MS Windows and cloud-based solutions within the Mission Planning and Decision Support Operating Unit.

You will act as Responsible Engineer, giving both technical and programmatic leadership and oversight over the analysis, design, implementation and deployment of new capabilities.

The role is on-site in Manhattan Beach, CA, or Melbourne, FL.

Responsibilities

• Own a defined scope of work from design through implementation, system integration, verification and deployment or delivery.
• Turn customer or product requirements into complete system solutions that respect technical, schedule and cost limits.
• Act as the main technical contact, with deep knowledge of requirements, the product roadmap, technical, schedule and cost status, and open issues for your scope.
• Lead and support technical discussions, planning, oversight, guidance, trade studies and effectiveness analyses.
• Help develop requirements and perform functional and timeline analysis, requirements maturation and interface definition, so customer needs become a software or hardware solution.
• Work with other disciplines, product teams, partners, suppliers and stakeholders to align interfaces, features, data, documentation and schedules.
• Serve as Control Account Manager (CAM), responsible for cost and schedule management of your scope.
• Plan, run and close out program reviews and milestones such as SRR, PDR, CDR and TRR, and prepare and present at design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
• Make sure the system meets the program Statement of Work (SOW) and system requirements, and control scope for the technical team.
• Collect, manage and report program metrics and Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).
• Manage risks and opportunities, produce core engineering work products, and track those products and their program dependencies in the schedule.
• Travel to other locations may be required.

Requirements

• Senior Principal Systems Engineer: 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or Physics from an ABET accredited university, or 6 years of experience with a master's degree in a related discipline.
• Staff Systems Engineer: 12+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or Physics from an ABET accredited university, or 10 years of experience with a master's degree in a related discipline.
• An active DoD Top Secret clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 years.
• A proven record of organizing and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Senior Principal: 4+ years of technical leadership in an aerospace setting. Staff: 8+ years of technical leadership in an aerospace setting.
• Experience as a Product Owner or Technical Lead.
• A solid grasp of systems engineering principles and processes.
• Experience with systems engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documents.
• Experience as a Systems Engineer on an Agile software effort.
• Proven problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with cloud technology.
• Experience writing technical proposals.
• You must be able to obtain and keep SAP clearance.
• You must be able to work on-site in Manhattan Beach, CA, or Melbourne, FL.
• Preferred: An active DoD SAP clearance.
• Preferred: Experience using or developing military aircraft mission planning systems.
• Preferred: Experience working with external and geographically spread teams to meet program goals.
• Preferred: Experience with project and program management, including Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Preferred: Experience with Risks-Issues-Opportunities (RIO) management.
• Preferred: Experience with project planning, scheduling, staffing and coordinating technical work.
• Preferred: General understanding of networks, interoperability and system of systems concepts.
• Preferred: Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo or Rhapsody.
• Preferred: A current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, such as Security+.

Conditions

Work is on-site in Manhattan Beach, CA, or Melbourne, FL.

Relocation assistance may be available.

A Top Secret clearance is required before start.

No travel is listed, but the role may include travel to other locations.

Primary level base salary range: $122,800.00 to $213,400.00. Secondary level base salary range: $152,900.00 to $265,600.00. These are general guidelines, and final offers depend on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

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

Benefits

• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus, which rewards individual contributions and shares company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.