**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering activities for a family of Unmanned Systems supporting defense and commercial applications. In this role, you will: + Lead mid-career and junior systems engineers across the full systems engineering V, including requirements decomposition, functional analysis (using MBSE), and verification and validation planning and execution. + Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and integration teams to develop, review, and implement system architectures and requirements. + Represent systems engineering in customer meetings and design reviews, presenting technical content and systems engineering artifacts. + Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), mentoring junior engineers and driving process and tool improvements across the organization. **Key Responsibilities** + Lead the development of requirements specifications, MBSE architecture models, and interface definitions. + Plan and manage requirements decomposition, derivation, allocation, and traceability across hardware, software, and integration. + Define and manage system interfaces, including creation and control of Interface Control Documents and related artifacts. + Own and/or support system trade studies and analyses (performance, cost, schedule, risk). + Lead verification and validation planning including strategy for establishing requirements compliance assessments; support the development of test plans and test procedures;; support test execution as needed. + Develop and maintain foundational systems engineering documentation (e.g., SEMP, OSMP, integration plans, interface control plans). + Serve as a primary systems engineering interface in customer discussions and internal/external design reviews. + Lead and mentor systems engineering teams, promoting best practices, MBSE adoption, and continuous process improvement. + Identify, analyze, and resolve system design weaknesses; influence future products and architectures spanning multiple products or systems. + Make complex design and architecture decisions to meet stated and derived requirements, leveraging appropriate analysis, modeling, and simulation tools. + Travel up to 15% to support customer meetings, design reviews, integration, and test events. **Basic Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. + Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret security clearance. + 15+ years of relevant experience architecting, modifying, and supporting complex systems, preferably defense and/or aerospace systems. + Demonstrated proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML v1.x and Cameo Enterprise Architect / Cameo Systems Modeler. + Experience with requirements management tools (preferably Jama), including: + Authoring and managing system, subsystem, component specifications. + Establishing and maintaining end-to-end traceability to architecture, design, and verification artifacts. + Demonstrated experience developing systems engineering and architecture artifacts, such as: + Specifications, ICDs, architecture diagrams, CONOPS, trade studies, analyses. + Experience planning and executing verification and validation: + Verification & compliance assessments. + Test planning, procedure development, and participation in test execution. + Experience presenting systems engineering content and artifacts at technical reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR). + Experience working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment and effectively communicating progress, issues, and risks to systems engineering leadership and program stakeholders. + Ability to perform in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where small teams share broad responsibilities. + Strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives. + Excellent problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an ABET-accredited institution. + Current, active U.S. DoD Secret clearance or higher. + Experience with UAVs / UAS and/or weaponized unmanned systems. + Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes and methods for developing system models aligned and traced to Government Reference Architectures. + Experience with SysML v2 and/or using AI-assisted tools for development of architecture models. + Experience with MBSE methodologies and frameworks such as UAF and OOSEM. + Experience with Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) implementation and compliance. + Experience developing CONOPS