Systems Engineer

Job Description & Responsibilities:
The Principal Systems Engineer performs at an advanced level: requirements analysis and management, technical planning, systems level design, systems integration, verification and validation, cost and risk management, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for products in the warfighter systems portfolio.
The Principal Systems Engineer will provide guidance to the team in the development of warfighter systems electro optical devices.
Lead multidisciplinary sensor development team in the development of project lifecycle plan and activities, including major milestones, reviews, and deliverables
Analyses are performed during all phases of the product development process including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
Develop, design, allocate, and manage user and system-level requirements
Lead development of system architecture
Evaluate design tradeoffs and lead technical discussions with a multi-disciplinary engineering team
Define and assess interfaces with functional leads and outside organizations
Lead technical reviews throughout the project lifecycle
Provide oversight of verification and validation activities, including requirements traceability and compliance
Aid transition of product into manufacturing alongside operations and manufacturing engineering

Basic Qualifications:
Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain an Active DOD Secret Clearance, per ITAR regulations
Must have a Bachelor's of Science Degree in the Engineering field
Minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience with a focus in classical Systems Engineering, additional experience in MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) would be ideal

Required Skills:
Must have experience in Requirements definition
Experience in DOORS and/or Cameo
Experience with requirements management, including development of flow down requirements to subsystems, test case creation and requirements verification & validation, and V&V methods during the product life cycle
Experience working within the aerospace or defense industry, and delivering solutions to the appropriate standards
Experience with customer discovery/stakeholder needs and requirements
Excellent communication skills with multi-disciplinary engineering team and government customers
Experience with technical leadership of multi-disciplinary design teams (such as electrical, mechanical, optical, image science, software, firmware, or test engineers)
Proficient in written (reports, proposals, white papers) and verbal skills (technical presentations)

Preferred Qualifications:
Masters of Science Degree in the Engineering field
Certified to INCOSE CSEP or ESEP
Technical skills, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) with Cameo
UAF (Unified Architecture Framework)
CDRL preparation for USG customers (SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR)
Experience with VIS-NIR cameras or digital Imaging systems knowledge
Experience with Electro-Optical imaging systems (cameras), system design, integration, and test
Experience delivering compliant Electro-Optical imaging systems to customer requirements


Equal Opportunity Statement:
USPRO is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability and/or other protected categories. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities or needs, as required by law.
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