Principal Systems Engineer

The Principal Systems Engineer partners with key stake holders across the organization in the direction and management of the planning, design, engineering, and development of complex computer-based systems. This individual possesses evaluation skills in addition to knowledge, comprehension, application, and synthesis. This individual acts as a technical leader and system architect for complex systems for customer solutions. This individual helps identify and make visible systems design and architecture issues that span multiple disciplines and organizational areas to ensure the full product lifecycle is considered. Produces architectural block diagrams and high-level designs, delivers technical presentations to various management levels both internal and customer focused, provides answers to customer inquiries concerning system software and applications, and interfaces with third party hardware and software vendors. The Principal Systems Engineer relies upon wide-ranging experience, using professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop data architecture, systems architecture, and perform data modeling for proposed and existing capabilities
The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with customers, to determine system functional specifications
The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing, or modification of system projects, including prototypes, based on and related to, system or customer design specifications
Coordination of systems design artifacts and plans across organizational boundaries
Interact with software and hardware engineers to convey system requirements and to understand detailed design and implementation
Participate in technical exchange meetings with other program engineers, other contractors, and customers
Develop and present briefings related to system capabilities in program and customer forums
Support requirements definition and analysis for new system capabilities
Develop system concept of operations and support documentation of system use cases for system enhancements
Answer technical questions from customers, analyze customer requirements and do requirements flow down to the component level
Prepare formal system level and unit level test procedures
Apply and/or develop advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts
Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in a related field
12+ years of experience working in a similar role
7+ years of experience in a technical leadership role
Expertise in all phases of the systems and product lifecycle
Position requires full competence in system engineering techniques and complete lifecycle management
Benefits
The starting pay range for this position is $129,000 to $166,000 however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location.