Principal System Engineer

HRUCKUS; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HRUCKUS is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for an onsite position at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, MA. The ideal candidate should hold a Top-Secret Clearance and possess over 5 years of experience in technical engineering. Responsibilities include conducting program reviews, preparing technical documentation, and providing engineering support for projects, ensuring compliance with DoD standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in technical engineering.
• Active Top-Secret Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate plans and improve systems engineering processes.
• Prepare technical documents and conduct presentations for management.
• Perform system validation and provide engineering support services.

Skills

Problem solving

Systems engineering

Technical support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics

Job description

This range is provided by HRUCKUS. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$160,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Veteran-Owned Firm Seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for an Onsite Assignment at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, MA

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill a Principal Systems Engineer position at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, MA.

The ideal candidate will have an active Top-Secret Security Clearance and a minimum of 5 years of experience in technical engineering.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and discuss your qualifications further.

Thanks,

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer with Top-Secret Clearance for a role at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, MA.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system-level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance are achieved in accordance with approved specifications.
• Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design, and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications.
• Prepare technical documents that define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics. Prepare management reports and conduct technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective action using the application of engineering economy principles.
• Perform validation of systems, including the development of criteria and procedures. Analyze and/or evaluate the results of major engineering systems.
• Provide system/program engineering, technical support, and technical training to support programs/initiatives, including but not limited to acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with Air Force SEAM processes.
• Capable of performing problem/gap definition, trade space analysis, science and technology roadmap analysis, “Set-based design” for concept development, Multi-Objective Decision Analysis (MODA), and cost versus capability trade-off analysis.
• Capable of implementing Digital Engineering, Digital Thread, and Digital Twin techniques across the system Lifecycle.
• Apply engineering expertise to systems and subsystems, including configuration management, data management, security, and other technical integration functions.
• Manages complex system interfaces, identify, and document interfaces, and assure the effective integration of multiple subsystems.
• Ensure system requirements meet user requirements; utilize user requirements to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate system concepts, perform assessments, and review the system design.
• Perform and/or support capability analyses and COTS/GOTS evaluation, select components, and develop system interfaces to ensure compliance with DoD and commercially accepted standards and requirements.
• Constructs models and simulations of systems to demonstrate the ability to meet user requirements.
• Conducts engineering performance, cost-effectiveness, reliability, technical, and schedule risk assessment, and scheduling trade-off studies, and documents this information in a technical report as directed by the task order.
• Provide aid or guidance as necessary in the accomplishment of other engineering tasks.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in technical engineering.

Details:

• Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer
• Location: Hanscom AFB, MA
• Clearance Requirement: Top-Secret Clearance
• Assignment Type: Full-time, Onsite
• Salary Range: $160,000 - $180,000 per year

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Government Administration, Government Relations Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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