Sr Principal Systems Engineer – Technical Subject Matter Expert

Sr Principal Systems Engineer – Technical Subject Matter Expert

Requirements

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Systems Engineering or related discipline and 16 or more years of relevant experience.
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Progressive Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices related to Systems Engineering.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Demonstrated leadership of new business initiatives, identification and execution of enterprise development activities and transition to production.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, reasoning and decision-making abilities.
• Experience communicating and presenting to all levels of the organization including senior executive leadership and customers.
• Experience with Systems Engineering tools and various architecture frameworks, and how to effectively integrate into program execution.
• Possesses an expert-level knowledge of engineering/design principles.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide Systems Engineering program support by applying and improving SNC best practices and standard processes.
• Lead and/or participate in non-advocate reviews, tiger team efforts, Chief Engineer technical interchange meetings, and cross-directorate knowledge sharing.
• Provide technical mentorship and Systems Engineering sponsorship across various disciplines.
• Contribute to proposal and business development by determining technical approaches, aiding in proposal content creation, and evaluating technical material.
• Support IAS Functional Engineering by assisting the functional manager with processes and tools and developing the discipline roadmap.
• Work with Program Teams and various functional organizations to define aircraft and systems level architectures that meet customer requirements.
• Facilitate the start-up and guidance for new groups to jump-start their systems engineering and aircraft architecture journey.
• Report directly to the Sr Chief Engineer and work closely with Chief Engineers and Functional Engineering Managers to develop technical roadmaps, best practices, business proposals and solutions/plans for program execution, and business area execution strategy related to Systems Engineering.
• Represent SNC and IAS with customer and industry communities by participating and volunteering in customer engagements and efforts to advance SNC interests across industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of industry standard systems engineering design principles, to include, but not limited to architecture, requirements management, Model Based System Engineering (MBSE).
• Demonstrated capability in requirements management and system modelling tools such as DOORS, Jama, Rhapsody, NoMagic, MATLAB.
• Familiarity with emerging systems engineering standards such as SysML 2.0, OpenMBEE, OpenCAESAR, Architecture Description Language (ADL), etc. coupled with the knowledge to effectively incorporate into new program proposals and execution as well as finding opportunities to incorporate into existing programs to improve program performance.
• Exposure to Government Reference Architectures (GRA) and specified modeling-based approaches, standards and profiles.
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standards.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.
• Progressive experience leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of high impact trade studies and other measures.
• Advanced experience with establishing and tracking key Technical Performance Measurements (TPM).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, highly professional, diplomatic, demonstrated executive-level presence, outstanding stewardship, and relationship building skills.
• Served as an advisor or key contributor on large complex projects, with the accountability to ensure successful execution of the program plan.
• Nationally recognized SME and highly respected within the customer communities.
• Participates in industry community for respective area of expertise, such as relevant associates, committees, conferences, publications, standards development, etc.
• Experience in career development of technical staff through training and mentorship.
• Develops advanced technological ideas and innovative solutions for product development.
• Understanding and knowledge of Agile (SCRUM) techniques and activities.
• Experience supporting DOD programs and customers.
• Active Secret or Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.