Sr Principal Engineer Systems

BS degree in a STEM field and 8 years of related experience or 6 years with a Master’s degree in STEM field
Experience in at least one aspect of aerospace Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification, integration, and requirements management
Experience with Project Management
Active DoD Secret Clearance
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Familiarity with JIRA software tool (and/or similar) for issue tracking and resolution
Strong leadership, excellent communication, and strong presentation skills
Experience in strategic roadmap development

Define and roadmap Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) efforts across the RQ-4 FMS Business Area, driving reuse and commonality while ensuring appropriate configuration identification and management
Define and drive the execution of a strategic IFC roadmap driving multiple technical baselines toward commonality while establishing software points of departure and accounting for resource utilization across programs
Utilize Agile methodologies which will enable rapid capability insertion and reduce time to field Implement tools, technologies, and procedure to enable more efficient integration
Manage and lead IFC team for the RQ-4 FMS Business Area
Monitor and advise the creation and modification of software to meet IFC objectives
Provide guidance and required documentation to maintain a current compatibility baseline
Ensure consistent vertical and horizontal integration across the FMS Enterprise teams with respect to managing software and hardware compatibility and changes
Work with IPTs to develop and execute program IFC plans and metrics
Manage project execution rhythm, coordination, and reporting activities
Technical liaison to the cross-functional team
Familiarity and understanding of system requirements (validation and verification) and interface control documents (ICDs), and statements of work (SOW)

Experience in Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) process
Experience in management of multiple technical baselines
Experience with Agile Methodology
Defect management experience
Experience in software development, including interfacing with systems engineering and integration and test
Experience in integrating hardware and software in a lab environment and troubleshooting system issues in a lab or the field
Aerospace flight and ground software development experience
Experience with FMS programs and/or Autonomous Systems Programs
Experience with technical configuration management (CM or Technical Baseline)
Active TS/SCI